{"product_id":"sports-and-the-racial-divide-volume-ii","title":"Sports and the Racial Divide, Volume II","description":"Contributions by Amy Bass, Ashley Farmer, Sarah K. Fields, Billy J. Hawkins, Kurt Edward Kemper, Michael E. Lomax, and David K. Wiggins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSports and the Racial Divide, Volume II: A Legacy of African American Athletic Activism\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael E. Lomax and Billy J. Hawkins draw together essays that examine evolving attitudes about race, sports, and athletic activism in the US. A follow-up to Lomax’s \u003ci\u003eSports and the Racial Divide: African American and Latino Experience in an Era of Change\u003c\/i\u003e, this second anthology links post–World War II African American protest movements to a range of contemporary social justice interventions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Athlete activists have joined the ongoing pursuit for Black liberation and self-determination in a number of ways. Contributors examine some of these efforts, including the fight for HBCUs to enter the NCAA basketball tournament; Harry Edwards and the boycott of the 1968 Olympic Games; and US sporting culture in the post-9\/11 era. Essays also detail topics like the protest efforts of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick; the link between the Black Power movement and the current Black Lives Matter movement; and the activism of athletes like Lebron James and Naomi Osaka. Collectively, these essays reveal a historical narrative in which African Americans have transformed the currency of athletic achievement into impactful political capital.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229235499352,"sku":"9781496848543","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781496848543.jpg?v=1777130116","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/sports-and-the-racial-divide-volume-ii","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}