Louis Moore

We Will Win the Day

The Civil Rights Movement, the Black Athlete, and the Quest for Equality
Illustrator: Colley, Brett

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines the history of black activist athletes.

Produktdetails

• Race and Sports
• Verlag: The University Press of Kentucky
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 154mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9780813153803
• ISBN-10: 0813153808
• Artikelnr.: 61659050

Autorenporträt

Louis Moore is associate professor of history at Grand Valley State University, where he teaches African American history, civil rights, sports, and US history. His research and writing examine the interconnection of race, gender, and sports. Moore's other works include I Fight for a Living, a book about boxing, black manhood, and race in America from 1880 to 1915.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Democracy in Action: Sports and the American Dream
Chapter 2 White Allies
Chapter 3 The Press and the People: The Final Fight for Fairness
Chapter 4 Deep Down in Dixie: Segregated Sports in a Post-Brown Era
Chapter 5 The Ban and the Banner: Black Olympians in a Jim Crow Society
Chapter 6 African American Athletes and Activism: Everybody Has a Part to
Play
Chapter 7 The Revolt of the Black Athlete
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author