{"product_id":"sports-and-the-racial-divide-michael-e-lomax-9781496848536","title":"Sports and the Racial Divide, Volume II: A Legacy of African American Athletic Activism","description":"Contributions by Amy Bass, Ashley Farmer, Sarah K. Fields, Billy Hawkins, Kurt Edward Kemper, Michael E. Lomax, and David K. Wiggins \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael E. Lomax\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496848535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496848536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Michael E. Lomax","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44634415268095,"sku":"9781496848536","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96dd10e8-88a5-4b78-8308-6d5e586909d3.jpg?v=1703589217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sports-and-the-racial-divide-michael-e-lomax-9781496848536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}