02277nam 2200481 450 991082398800332120181126140325.01-5381-1498-4(CKB)4100000005465866(MiAaPQ)EBC5492275(MiAaPQ)EBC5455548(EXLCZ)99410000000546586620190126d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMore than a game a history of the African American experience in sport /David K. WigginsLanham :Rowman & Littlefield,[2018]©20181 online resource (313 pages)The African-American Experience1-4422-4896-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Establishing the boundaries of sport : slavery's lasting legacy -- Freedom to participate on an unlevel playing field -- Sport behind the walls of segregation -- Striving to be full participants in Americas pastimes -- Reintegration of sport and its aftermath -- Sport and the civil rights movement -- Race, Black athletes, and the globalization of sport -- An altered athletic landscape."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 country. It discusses the varied experiences of African Americans in sport and how their participation has both reflected and changed views of race" --Provided by publisher.African-American experience (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)African AmericansSportsHistoryAfrican American athletesHistoryDiscrimination in sportsUnited StatesHistoryAfrican AmericansSportsHistory.African American athletesHistory.Discrimination in sportsHistory.796.089/96073Wiggins David Kenneth1951-1602921MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823988003321More than a game3927065UNINA