More Than a Game
A History of the African American Experience in Sport
More than a Game discusses how African American men and women sought to participate in sport and what that participation meant to them, the African American community, and the United States more generally. Recognizing the complicated history of race in America and how sport can both divide and bring people together, the book chronicles the ways in which African Americans overcame racial discrimination to achieve success in an institution often described as America's only true meritocracy. African Americans have often glorified sport, viewing it as one of the few ways they can achieve a better life. In reality, while some African Americans fou…
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- ISBN: 978-1-5381-1498-8
- EAN: 9781538114988
- Produktnummer: 28041155
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 13'147 KB
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By David K. Wiggins - Series edited by Jacqueline M. Moore and Nina Mjagkij
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