Black and proud : the story of an iconic AFL photo / / Matthew Klugman and Gary Osmond

• Autore: Klugman Matthew
• Pubblicazione: Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 796.0922
• Soggetto topico: Discrimination in sports - Australia; Football fans - Social aspects - Australia; Race discrimination - Australia; Australian football - Tournaments; Athletes, Aboriginal Australian
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): OsmondGary
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; PROLOGUE; 1. Agitating for change; 2. Growing up in different Australias; 3. Formative moments; 4. Rising concerns; 5. The match; 6. The gesture and the photos; 7. The response; 8. The next step; 9. The life and burdens of an iconic image; EPILOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; IMAGE CREDITS; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: It is one of Australia's most iconic images. On 17 April 1993, the Indigenous AFL footballer Nicky Winmar stood up against racial abuse and made history. Facing the Collingwood crowd that had taunted him all day the St Kilda player pulled up his shirt, pointed to his chest and declared: 'I'm black and I'm proud to be black'. Published the next day, the photos of Winmar's gesture sparked an intense debate that forced the AFL, the fans and the nation to confront their prejudices head-on. Black and Proud takes us behind the searing image to the stories of those who made it happen - the Indigenous
• Titolo autorizzato: Black and proud
• ISBN: 1-74224-166-2; 1-74224-667-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910479897403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II