I Fight for a Living : Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915 /

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"The black prizefighter labored in one of the few trades where an African American man could win renown: boxing. His prowess in the ring asserted an independence and powerful masculinity rare for black men in a white-dominated society, allowing him to be a man--and thus truly free. Louis Moore...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Moore, Louis, 1978- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Urbana : University of Illinois, [2017]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Discrimination in sports - United States - History.
Racism in sports.
Discrimination in sports.
Boxing.
African American boxers.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
Discrimination dans les sports > États-Unis > Histoire.
Racisme dans les sports > États-Unis > Histoire.
Boxeurs noirs americains.
Boxe > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Boxe > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History.
Racism in sports > United States > History.
Boxing > United States > History > 20th century.
Boxing > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Bring Home the Bacon: The Black Proletariat and the Prizefighter
  • 2 Race Man or Race Menace? Pugilists, Patriarchy, and Pathology
  • 3 Black Men and the Business of Boxing
  • 4 Colored Championship and Color Lines
  • 5 Sambos, Savages, and the Shakiness of Whiteness
  • 6 Following the Color Line: Progressive Reform and the Fear of the Black Fighter
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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