Fight for old DC : George Preston Marshall, the integration of the Washington Redskins, and the rise of a new NFL /

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"The story of the convergence of Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall, resisting integration as the last holdout in football and in pro sports, with the major changes that took place in the NFL from 1958 through 1962"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Toole, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Marshall, George Preston, > 1896-1969.
Marshall, George Preston, > 1896-
Washington Redskins (Football team) > History > 20th century.
National Football League > History.
National Football League.
Washington Redskins (Football team)
1900-1999
Racism in sports > Washington (D.C.)
Discrimination in sports > Washington (D.C.)
African American football players > Civil rights > Washington (D.C.)
Discrimination in sports > United States > History.
Racisme dans les sports > Washington (D.C.)
Discrimination dans les sports > Washington (D.C.)
Discrimination dans les sports > États-Unis > Histoire.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Football.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Discrimination in sports.
Racism in sports.
United States.
Washington (D.C.)
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Burgundy, Gold, and Caucasian; 1 "What's the Difference?"; 2 Pomp and Pageantry; 3 It Takes Ten to Tango; 4 There Was Interest; 5 Fight for Old Dixie; 6 The Last Word; 7 "It's Not That Important"; 8 The Last Citadel of Segregation; 9 States' Rights Football; 10 "This Isn't a League Affair"; 11 In Good Faith; 12 "We Mean Business"; 13 "I'm Still Running This Team"; 14 "Is That All?"; 15 Out of the Shadows; Epilogue: "Sit Down for Nobody"; Notes; Index.

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