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Leveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse 8 by Marc, David
by Marc, David | HC | Good
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- Condition
- Good
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 0815610300
- Subject Area
- Education, Sports & Recreation, History, Social Science, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Leveling the Playing Field : the Story of the Syracuse 8
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Subject
- United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Civil Rights, Sociology of Sports, Higher, History, Football, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Series
- Sports and Entertainment Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Weight
- 22.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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Tells the story of the African American members of the 1969-70 Syracuse University football team who petitioned for racial equality on their team. Extensive interviews with each player offer a first-hand account of their decision to stand their ground while knowing it would jeopardize their professional football career. They discuss with candor the ways in which the boycott profoundly changed the course of their lives.
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Publisher
Syracuse University Press
ISBN-10
0815610300
ISBN-13
9780815610304
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211925946
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Leveling the Playing Field : the Story of the Syracuse 8
Publication Year
2015
Subject
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Civil Rights, Sociology of Sports, Higher, History, Football, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education, Sports & Recreation, History, Social Science, Political Science
Series
Sports and Entertainment Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2015-016596
Dewey Edition
23
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In this engaging book, David Marc focuses new attention on an important but sometimes overlooked, episode in the history of college football and race relations., In Leveling the Playing Field, David Marc takes us beyond the often cliche-filled lore of sports history as he artfully reconstructs a little-known but fascinating episode in the continuing struggle against racial discrimination in collegiate sports. Using a deft combination of investigative journalism and oral history, Marc tells the inspiring story of the 'Syracuse Eight,' a band of courageous young African Americans who in 1970 successfully challenged the longstanding racial inequities of a major college football program., During the heyday of Syracuse University football, in the mid-to-late 1950s and early 1960s, the team boasted of star runners Jim Brown and Heisman winner Ernie Davis and a national championship in 1959. A decade later, though, the program found itself in troubled waters when a group of African American players ('tThe Syracuse Eight') demanded change in a petition that called for starting assignments based on merit rather than race; equal academic support for both black and white players; better medical treatment for all players; and efforts to integrate the all-white coaching staff. The University didn't respond and the players boycotted spring practice in 1970, leading to the dismissal of seven of the players from the team, which only heightened racial tensions surrounding the program and Ben Schwartzwalder, its Hall of Fame coach. Interviews with the Syracuse Eight about how this episode changed their lives is central to the retelling of this long-ago tumultuous period in Syracuse football history., Leveling the Playing Field is a lesson in the costs and rewards when individuals and small groups of people stand for dignity in the face of intransigent institutions and sometimes mean-spirited authority. The story of the Syracuse Eight would not have been complete without this book., In Leveling the Playing Field, David Marc takes us beyond the often cliche-filled lore of sports history as he artfully reconstructs a little-known but fascinating episode in the continuing struggle against racial discrimination in collegiate sports. Using a deft combination of investigative journalism and oral history, Marc tells the inspiring story of the "Syracuse Eight," a band of courageous young African Americans who in 1970 successfully challenged the longstanding racial inequities of a major college football program., In 1969 eight talented African American athletes risked their athletic scholarships and likely their NFL careers by demanding an end to institutional racism at Syracuse University. Dubbed the Syracuse Eight, they boycotted and petitioned for equal treatment as white players at the school and on the field. Their actions proved to be the game changer in the insular world of college football, and their stories are finally fully told in David Marc's penetrating bio-history Leveling the Playing Field., David Marc provides an account of individuals who did not accept the status quo and made personal sacrifices in support of social change., During the heyday of Syracuse University football, in the mid-to-late 1950s and early 1960s, the team boasted of star runners Jim Brown and Heisman winner Ernie Davis and a national championship in 1959. A decade later, though, the program found itself in troubled waters when a group of African American players ("the Syracuse Eight") demanded change in a petition that called for starting assignments based on merit rather than race; equal academic support for both black and white players; better medical treatment for all players; and efforts to integrate the all-white coaching staff. The university didn't respond and the players boycotted spring practice in 1970, leading to the dismissal of seven of the players from the team, which only heightened racial tensions surrounding the program and Ben Schwartzwalder, its Hall of Fame coach. Interviews with the Syracuse Eight about how this episode changed their lives is central to the retelling of this long-ago tumultuous period in Syracuse football history., This book is a must read. If there is only one book to read this year, this is it. It will enlighten the reader about the historical, unfolding saga essentially of the appalling experiences endured and the sacrifices made to create a better future on and off the field for African American athletes and others., David Marc provides an account of individuals who did not accept the status quo and made personal sacrifices in support of social change
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
796.332089
Original Language
English
Lc Classification Number
Gv958.S9m37 2015
Copyright Date
2015
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