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Even before the desegregation of the military and public education and before blacks had full legal access to voting, racial barriers had begun to fall in American sports. This collection of essays shows that for many African Americans it was the world of athletics that first opened an avenue to equality and democratic involvement
Even before the desegregation of the military and public education and before blacks had full legal access to voting, racial barriers had begun to fall in American sports. This collection of essays shows that for many African Americans it was the world of athletics that first opened an avenue to equality and democratic involvement
Race and Sport showcases African Americans as key figures making football, baseball, basketball, and boxing internationally popular, though inequalities still exist today.
Among the early notables discussed is Fritz Pollard, an African American who played professional football before the National Football League established a controversial color barrier. Another, the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, exemplifies the black American athlete as an international celebrity. African American women also played an important role in bringing down the barriers, especially in the early development of women's basketball. In baseball, both African American and Hispanic players faced down obstacles and entered the sports mainstream after World War II. One essay discusses the international spread of American imperialism through sport. Another shows how mass media images of African American athletes continue to shape public perceptions.
Although each of these six essays explores a different facet of sports in America, together they comprise an analytical examination of African American society's tumultuous struggle for full participation both on and off the athletic field.
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With essays by John M. Carroll, Gerald R. Gems, Rita Liberti, Michael E. Lomax, Patrick B. Miller, Kenneth Shrophsire and Scott Brooks this anthology is an examination of the connection between race and sport in America
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Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard was not the first African American to play professional football or the first of his race to play in the National Football League (NFL), but he was the dominant force in the struggle to keep the NFL integrated. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spring training ritual, muscular assimilationists, muscular assimilationism, basketball players graduate, racial reformers, academic message, interracial contests, white teammates, male football, white runners, minority players, white athletes, black players, black athletes, imposed segregation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, New York, United States, Jim Crow, North Carolina, Sugar Ray, Joe Louis, Fritz Pollard, Jackie Robinson, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh Courier, University of Illinois Press, Brown Bombers, Oxford University Press, Bennett College, National Football League, New Jersey Afro-American, Shaw University, Chicago Defender, Daytona Beach, Wendell Smith, World War, Coach Cook, Keyshawn Johnson, University of Michigan New!
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Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard was not the first African American to play professional football or the first of his race to play in the National Football League (NFL), but he was the dominant force in the struggle to keep the NFL integrated. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spring training ritual, muscular assimilationists, muscular assimilationism, basketball players graduate, racial reformers, academic message, interracial contests, white teammates, male football, white runners, minority players, white athletes, black players, black athletes, imposed segregation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, New York, United States, Jim Crow, North Carolina, Sugar Ray, Joe Louis, Fritz Pollard, Jackie Robinson, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh Courier, University of Illinois Press, Brown Bombers, Oxford University Press, Bennett College, National Football League, New Jersey Afro-American, Shaw University, Chicago Defender, Daytona Beach, Wendell Smith, World War, Coach Cook, Keyshawn Johnson, University of Michigan New!
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