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- The Revolt of the Black Athlete: 50th Anniversary Edition
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: Sport and Society
summary
The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination. This Fiftieth Anniversary edition of Harry Edwards's classic of activist scholarship arrives even as a new generation engages with the issues he explored. Edwards's new introduction and afterword revisit the revolts by athletes like Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos. At the same time, he engages with the struggles of a present still rife with racism, double-standards, and economic injustice. Again relating the rebellion of black athletes to a larger spirit of revolt among black citizens, Edwards moves his story forward to our era of protests, boycotts, and the dramatic politicization of athletes by Black Lives Matter. Incisive yet ultimately hopeful, The Revolt of the Black Athlete is the still-essential study of the conflicts at the interface of sport, race, and society.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- Dedication: In Memory of Muhammad Ali, 1942–2016
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Edition
- pp. ix-xxxii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 9-10
- 1 The Emergence of the Black Athlete
- pp. 11-31
- 2 Sports and the Mass Media
- pp. 32-37
- 3 Mounting the Revolt
- pp. 38-60
- 4 Feeding the Flame
- pp. 61-75
- 5 Mexico City, 1968
- pp. 76-93
- 6 The Future Direction of the Revolt
- pp. 94-97
- Appendices
- pp. 111-112
- A Olympic Project for Human Rights
- pp. 113-122
- B The Revolt on the Campus
- pp. 123-140
- C The Black Record-holders
- pp. 141-151
- E Information Booklet Excerpts
- pp. 157-164
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 165-166
- Afterword to the 50th Anniversary Edition
- pp. 167-186
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252051548
Related ISBN(s)
9780252041075, 9780252084065
MARC Record
OCLC
1066190724
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2018-11-19
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2017