Wiggins David K. George Mason University - More Than A Game A History Of The African American Experience In Sport - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: 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 United States more generally. Recognizing the complicated history of race in America and how sport can both divide and bring people together the book chronicles the ways in which African Americans overcame racial discrimination to achieve success in an institution often described as America's only true meritocracy. African Americans have often glorified sport viewing it as one of the few ways they can achieve a better life. In reality while some African Americans found fame and fortune in sport most struggled just to participate let alone succeed at the highest levels of sport. Thus the book has two basic themes. It discusses the varied experiences of African Americans in sport and how their participation has both reflected and changed views of race.
Title: More Than A Game A History Of The African American Experience In Sport
Author(s): Wiggins David K. George Mason University
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Barcode: 9781442248960
Pages: 312 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2018
Series: The African American Experience Series
(Editor: Mjagkij, Nina)
Category: History Of Sport