The heritage: black athletes, a divided America, and the politics of patriotism 9780807027004, 9780807026991, 0807026999, 9780807038086, 0807038083

"It used to be that politics and sports were as separate from one another as church and state. The ballfield was an

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The heritage: black athletes, a divided America, and the politics of patriotism
 9780807027004, 9780807026991, 0807026999, 9780807038086, 0807038083

Table of contents :
Prologue: Here I stand --
Part one: Rise and fall --
Stick to sports --
The good Americans --
Juice --
Jump, man --
Part two: War games --
"Our way of life" --
The sanitation department --
Props --
Part three: the awakening --
Ferguson --
A seat at the table --
"Who is the patriot?" --
Epilogue: The peacemakers.

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