Men's college athletics and the politics of racial equality : five pioneer stories of Black manliness, White citizenship, and American democracy /

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College sports have provided a compelling means to discuss issues regarding racial equality and fairness in American life. As previously-white institutions of higher learning gradually (and grudgingly) opened their playing fields to African-American athletes in men's basketball and football, bl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kaliss, Gregory J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2012.
Temas:
College sports > United States.
Racism in sports > United States.
Discrimination in sports > United States.
African American athletes.
Racisme dans les sports > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans les sports > États-Unis.
Sportifs noirs américains.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
College sports.
Discrimination in sports.
Race relations.
Racism in sports.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: college sports, "fair play," and black masculinity
  • "Our own 'Roby'" and "the dark cloud": Paul Robeson at Rutgers, 1915-1919
  • "Harbingers of progress" and "the gold dust trio": Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Jackie Robinson, and the 1939 UCLA football team
  • "A first-class gentleman" and "that big n-r": Wilt Chamberlain at the University of Kansas, 1955-1958
  • "Our colored boy" and "fine Black athletes": Charlie Scott at the University of North Carolina, 1965-1970
  • "Those nigras" and "men again": Bear Bryant, John Mitchell, and Wilbur Jackson at The University of Alabama, 1969-1973
  • Conclusion: what we talk about when we talk about sports.

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