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Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America by David K. Wiggins (Paperback, 1997)

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African-American athletes have experienced a tumultuous relationship with mainstream white America. Glory Bound brings together 11 essays that explore this complex topic by sports studies scholar David K. Wiggins. In his writings, Wiggins recounts the struggle of black athletes to climb their own racial mountain - their struggle to fully participate in sport while maintaining their own cultural identity and pride. Wiggins examines other seminal moments that defined and changed the black athlete's role in white America, from the 19th century to the present: the personal crusade of Wendell Smith to promote black participation in organized baseball, the triumph of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics and the proposed boycott of the Games, and the response of America's black press and community. Glory Bound demonstrates how the civil rights movement changed the face of American athletics and society forever. With the genesis of the black power movement in sport, Wiggins notes a significant shift in black - and white - America's attention to the African-American athlete. In his final and newest essay, he examines the writings of Edwin B. Henderson, the father of black sport history , who wrote the first books on African-American involvement in sport.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Syracuse University Press
ISBN-13
9780815627340
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96285478

Product Key Features

Book Title
Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America
Author
David K. Wiggins
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Social Sciences
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Genre
Sports
Number of Pages
324 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
454g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
David K. Wiggins
Topic Area
Sociology of Sport
Series Title
Sports and Entertainment
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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