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

By:

Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951-

Series: The African American experiencePublisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]Description: ix, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781442248960

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

GV583 .W544 2018

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.

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.

List(s) this item appears in: AAHM - African American History Month

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	GV583 .W544 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001487015

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-207) and index.

"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.