{"product_id":"glory-bound-black-athletes-in-a-white-america-paperback","title":"Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Wiggins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican American athletes have experienced a tumultuous relationship with mainstream white America. \u003ci\u003eGlory Bound \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together for the first time eleven essays that explore this complex topic. In his writings, well-known sports scholar David K. Wiggins recounts the struggle of black athletes to participate fully in sports while maintaining their own cultural identity and pride. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWiggins examines the seminal moments that defined and changed the black athlete's role in white America from the nineteenth century to the present: the personal crusade of Wendell Smith to promote black participation in organized baseball, the triumph of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics and the proposed boycott of the Games, and the response of America's black press and community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlory Bound\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how the civil rights movement changed the face of American athletics and society forever. With the genesis of the black power movement in sport, Wiggins notes a significant shift in black--and white--America's attention to the African American athlete.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlory Bound demonstrates how the civil rights movement changed the face of American athletics and society forever. With the genesis of the black power movement in sport, Wiggins notes a significant shift in black--and white--America's attention to the African American athlete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid K. Wiggins\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of physical education at George Mason University, is editor of\u003ci\u003e Sport in America: From Wicked Amusement to National \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eObsession\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eEthnicity and Sport in North American History and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulture.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.01 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45675574263852,"sku":"9780815627340","price":32.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/IUYCllxm1f9780815627340.webp?v=1781772216","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/glory-bound-black-athletes-in-a-white-america-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}