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UNINA9910807837203321 |
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Henderson Simon <1979-> |
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Sidelined : how American sports challenged the Black freedom struggle / / Simon Henderson |
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Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-4258-X |
1-299-40207-0 |
0-8131-4155-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (245 p.) |
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Collana |
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Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century |
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Soggetti |
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African American athletes |
African American athletes - History |
African American athletes - Social conditions |
African Americans - Civil rights - History |
Civil rights movements - United States - History |
Discrimination in sports - United States - History |
Sports - Social aspects - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; TItle Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; PReface; Chapter 1. Locating the Black Athletic Revolt in the Black Freedom Struggle; Chapter 2. The Olympic Project for Human Rights; Chapter 3. The Black Athletic Revolt on Campus; Chapter 4. Black Gloves and Gold Medals; Chapter 5. Beyond Mexico City; Chapter 6. Dixie and the Absence of a Black Athletic Revolt; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Series page |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In 1968, noted sociologist Harry Edwards established the Olympic Project for Human Rights, calling for a boycott of that year's games in Mexico City as a demonstration against racial discrimination in the United States and around the world. Though the boycott never materialized, Edwards's ideas struck a chord with athletes and incited African American Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos to protest by raising their black-gloved fists on the podium after receiving their |
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