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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kaliss, Gregory J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]
Series:Sport and society.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Discrimination in sports > United States > History > 20th century.
Racism in sports > United States > History > 20th century.
African American athletes > History > 20th century.
Women athletes > United States > History > 20th century.
College athletes > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
SPORTS & RECREATION / General
African American athletes.
College athletes.
Discrimination in sports.
Racism in sports.
Women athletes.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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