In Black and White: Race and Sports in America
- ISBN-10
- 0814780164
- ISBN-13
- 9780814780169
- Series
- In Black and White
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-08-01
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- Kenneth L. Shropshire
Description
Discusses the institutionalized racism of college and professional team sports, where most owners are white, and most athletes are not, and suggests changes
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