Sports in African American Life: Essays on History and Culture
- ISBN-10
- 1476669643
- ISBN-13
- 9781476669649
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 270
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-03-01
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Author
- Drew D. Brown
Description
African Americans have made substantial contributions to the sporting world, and vice versa. This wide-ranging collection of new essays explore the inextricable ties between sports and African American life and culture. Contributors critically address important topics such as the historical context of African American participation in major U.S. sports, social justice and responsibility, gender and identity, and media and art.
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