Wiggins, David K., George Mason University

More Than a Game

A History of the African American Experience in Sport

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Produktbeschreibung

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 country. It discusses the varied experiences of African Americans in sport and how their participation has both reflected and changed views of race.

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Produktdetails

• The African American Experience Series
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 628g
• ISBN-13: 9781442248960
• ISBN-10: 1442248963
• Artikelnr.: 51802038

Autorenporträt

By David K. Wiggins - Series edited by Jacqueline M. Moore and Nina Mjagkij

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Establishing the Boundaries of Sport: Slavery's
Lasting Legacy Chapter 2: Freedom to Participate on an Unlevel Playing
Field Chapter 3: Sport Behind the Walls of Segregation Chapter 4: Striving
to be Full Participants in America's Pastimes Chapter 5: Reintegration of
Sport and Its Aftermath Chapter 6: Sport and the Civil Rights Movement
Chapter 7: Race, Black Athletes, and the Globalization of Sport Chapter 8:
An Altered Athletic Landscape Chronology Bibliographic Essay Documents