Sports and the racial divide : African American and Latino experience in an era of change / edited by Michael E. Lomax.

Other author Lomax, Michael E.
Format Book
Publication InfoJackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2008.
Descriptionxxxix, 220 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Discrimination in sports--United States. --History.
African American athletes--History.
Mexican American athletes--History.

Contents Introduction: The African American and Latino athlete in Post-World War II America : a historical review / Michael E. Lomax -- New Orleans, new football league, and new attitudes : the American Football League all-star game boycott, January 1965 / Maureen Smith -- Battles for control over Muhammad Ali's career and image / Michael Ezra -- Bedazzle them with brilliance, bamboozle them with bull : Harry Edwards, black power, and the revolt of the black athlete revisited / Michael E. Lomax -- The Black Panther party and the revolt of the black athlete : sport and revolutionary consciousness / Ron Briley -- Dark spirits : the emergence of cultural nationalism on the sidelines and on campus / Kurt Edward Kemper -- Title IX and African American female athletes / Sarah K. Fields -- Mexican baseball teams in the Midwest, 1916-1965 : the politics of cultural survival and civil rights / Richard Santillan -- Roberto Clemente : images, identity, and legacy / Samuel O. Regalado -- The pigskin pulpito : a brief overview of the experiences of Mexican American high school football coaches in Texas / Jorge Iber -- Conclusion: A contested terrain : the sporting experiences of African American and Latino athletes in Post-World War II America / Billy Hawkins.
Local noteLittle-305131062398+
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007051865
ISBN9781604730142 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1604730145 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GV 706.32 .S745 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold