Beyond the Black Power Salute : Athlete Activism in an Era of Change /

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"Unequal opportunity sparked Jim Brown's endeavors to encourage Black development while Billie Jean King fought so that women tennis players could earn more money and enjoy greater freedom. Gregory J. Kaliss examines these events and others to guide readers through the unprecedented wave o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kaliss, Gregory J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women athletes.
Racism in sports.
Discrimination in sports.
College athletes.
African American athletes.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
College athletes > United States > History > 20th century.
Women athletes > United States > History > 20th century.
African American athletes > History > 20th century.
Racism in sports > United States > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Timeline of key events
  • Prologue : Cassius Clay declares independence
  • Introduction: the fire this time
  • Playing for "green power" : sports and economic uplift
  • Getting into the race : women runners women's rights
  • College athletes flex their muscles
  • Black men / Black gladiators : redefining black manliness through sports
  • The ABA and the origins of hip-hop America
  • Conclusion : activism unfinished.

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