| Description |
x, 205 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The choice: use your platform, or don't -- Colin Kaepernick and his spiritual predecessors -- Your presence is an act of protest: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson -- Star-spangled resistance: from Rose Robinson to the Bubble -- Justice league: the WNBA takes the lead -- Peter Norman, Chris Long, and Gregg Popovich: white allies -- Mexico City before, during, and after the silent gesture -- Ali, the OPHR, the Black Fourteen, and the Milwaukee Bucks: protesting with your feet -- How O.J., Michael, and Tiger dropped the baton -- Stick to sports and enjoy your White House trip -- 8 minutes 46 seconds* -- The road from pariah to icon. |
| Summary |
"This book contextualizes the latest rise in athlete activism against racial inequality by surveying the history of protest in American sports. Steele reveals that the platform sports stardom affords has always come with the responsibility to speak out against injustice even if not all athletes have answered that call"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
African American athletes -- Political activity -- History.
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African American political activists -- History.
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Professional athletes -- Political activity -- United States -- History.
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Sports -- Political aspects -- United States -- History.
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Sports -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
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Racism -- United States -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies.
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African American political activists. (OCoLC)fst00799307
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Racism. (OCoLC)fst01086616
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Sports -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01130493
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Sports -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01130525
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Steele, David, 1964- It was always a choice Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2022 9781439921753 (DLC) 2021059339 |
| ISBN |
9781439921739 hardcover |
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1439921733 hardcover |
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9781439921753 electronic book |
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