Bibliograph

More than a game, a history of the African American experience in sport, David K. Wiggins

Type

Label

More than a game, a history of the African American experience in sport, David K. Wiggins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

More than a game

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1027809966

Responsibility statement

David K. Wiggins

Series statement

The African American experience

Sub title

a history of the African American experience in sport

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

Classification