Sport and the Color Line: Black Athletes and Race Relations in Twentieth Century America Contributor(s): Miller, Patrick B. (Editor), Wiggins, David K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415946115 ISBN-13: 9780415946117 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: "Sport and the Color Line" takes a look at the last century through the lens of sports and race, drawing together articles by many of the leading figures in sport studies to address the African American experience and the history of race relations. Includes biographical sketches of Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, Muhammed Ali and Michael Jordan. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 20th Century - Sports & Recreation | History |
Dewey: 796.089 |
LCCN: 2003014009 |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 7.04" W x 9.94" (1.55 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The year 2003 marks the one-hundredth anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois' Souls of Black Folk, in which he declared that the color line would be the problem of the twentieth century. Half a century later, Jackie Robinson would display his remarkable athletic skills in baseball's great experiment. Now, Sport and the Color Line takes a look at the last century through the lens of sports and race, drawing together articles by many of the leading figures in Sport Studies to address the African American experience and the history of race relations. |