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Men's college athletics and the politics of racial equality : five pioneer stories of Black manliness, White citizenship, and American democracy /
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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, Pa. :
Temple University Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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, black and white spectators interpreted mixed-race team sports in often contradictory ways. In Men's College Athletics and the Politics of Racial Equality, Gregory Kaliss offers stunning insights into Americans' contested visions of equality, fairness, black manhood, citizenship, and an equal. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (viewed Nov. 7, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 236 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439908587 1439908583 |