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The African American sports experience in America has been the subject of dozens of books that range from serious historical analyses to as-told-to autobiographies of star performers. The authors of this volume, both university history professors, do readers a great service by emphasizing the importance of original source material rather than their own interpretations of it. They provide a context for each selection and offer some opinion--why the piece is significant--but generally the reader is given the opportunity to form his or her own thoughts. The selections are presented more or less chronologically, which helps give the reader a sense of the journey African Americans have made in the sports world. Among the highlights are essays on Tom Molineaux, a boxer who competed in the early 1800s and is regarded as the first black sporting hero. There is an article by W. E. B. Du Bois, written in 1897, in which the great civil rights leader argues that sports can offer black Americans an avenue for amusement and recreation. Eldridge Cleaver weighs in on the Muhammad Ali-Floyd Patterson fights of the mid-sixties, and a transcript of Ali on television's Face the Nation is included from 1976, displaying again his remarkable media savvy and wit. Also included are articles on Arthur Ashe, racism in the NFL, and the current marketing of black athletes. A fascinating cultural document and a great addition to any general collection. Wes Lukowsky
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"The authors of this volume... do readers a great service by emphasizing the importance of original source material rather than their own interpretation of it. They provide a context for each selection and offer some opinion--why the piece is significant--but generally the reader is given the opportunity to form his or her own thoughts... A fascinating cultural document and a great addition to any general collection." --Booklist (starred review)
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The African American sports experience in America has been the subject of dozens of books that range from serious historical analyses to as-told-to autobiographies of star performers. The authors of this volume, both university history professors, do readers a great service by emphasizing the importance of original source material rather than their own interpretations of it. They provide a context for each selection and offer some opinion--why the piece is significant--but generally the reader is given the opportunity to form his or her own thoughts. The selections are presented more or less chronologically, which helps give the reader a sense of the journey African Americans have made in the sports world. Among the highlights are essays on Tom Molineaux, a boxer who competed in the early 1800s and is regarded as the first black sporting hero. There is an article by W. E. B. Du Bois, written in 1897, in which the great civil rights leader argues that sports can offer black Americans an avenue for amusement and recreation. Eldridge Cleaver weighs in on the Muhammad Ali-Floyd Patterson fights of the mid-sixties, and a transcript of Ali on television's Face the Nation is included from 1976, displaying again his remarkable media savvy and wit. Also included are articles on Arthur Ashe, racism in the NFL, and the current marketing of black athletes. A fascinating cultural document and a great addition to any general collection. Wes Lukowsky
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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"The authors of this volume... do readers a great service by emphasizing the importance of original source material rather than their own interpretation of it. They provide a context for each selection and offer some opinion--why the piece is significant--but generally the reader is given the opportunity to form his or her own thoughts... A fascinating cultural document and a great addition to any general collection." --Booklist (starred review)
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The pervasiveness of slavery in antebellum America and the depth of oppression facing free people of color, North and South, were the principal elements in the shaping of African American history before 1860. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
white organized sport, muscular assimilationism, predominantly white university campuses, black athletic achievement, black college sport, sporting realm, racial reformers, leetle money, white puppet, colored base ball, black athletes, white athletes, black puppet, black quarterbacks, ist prize, black baseball teams, patting juba, black entrepreneurship, hoop dreams, civil rights crusade, sports establishment, black champions, white teammates, white runners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, New York, United States, Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, Hall of Fame, Jesse Owens, New Orleans, North Carolina, Howard University, Los Angeles, Michael Jordan, Cassius Clay, Harry Edwards, Paul Robeson, Jim Crow, Little League, Tommie Smith, Arthur Ashe, Penn Relays, World War, Chicago Defender, Elijah Muhammad, South Carolina New!
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The pervasiveness of slavery in antebellum America and the depth of oppression facing free people of color, North and South, were the principal elements in the shaping of African American history before 1860. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
white organized sport, muscular assimilationism, predominantly white university campuses, black athletic achievement, black college sport, sporting realm, racial reformers, leetle money, white puppet, colored base ball, black athletes, white athletes, black puppet, black quarterbacks, ist prize, black baseball teams, patting juba, black entrepreneurship, hoop dreams, civil rights crusade, sports establishment, black champions, white teammates, white runners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, New York, United States, Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, Hall of Fame, Jesse Owens, New Orleans, North Carolina, Howard University, Los Angeles, Michael Jordan, Cassius Clay, Harry Edwards, Paul Robeson, Jim Crow, Little League, Tommie Smith, Arthur Ashe, Penn Relays, World War, Chicago Defender, Elijah Muhammad, South Carolina New!
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- Wilma Rudolph (Sports Heroes and Legends) by Thomas Streissguth in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Affect and Power: Essays On Sex, Slavery, Race, and Religion by David J. Libby in Back Matter
- Harry Hooper: AN AMERICAN BASEBALL LIFE (Sport and Society) by Paul J. Zingg in Back Matter
- Sports in Zion: Mormon Recreation, 1890-1940 (Sport and Society) by Richard Ian Kimball in Back Matter
- A View from the Bench: The Story of an Ordinary Player on a Big-Time Football Team (Sport and Society) by George R. Mills in Back Matter
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