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More than a game a history of the African American experience in sport / David K. Wiggins.
| Author/creator | Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | The African American experience |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- author. More than a game Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018] 9781442248960 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018029453 |
| ISBN | 9781538114988 (Electronic) |