Title The athletic experience at historically Black colleges and universities : past, present, and persistence / edited by Billy Hawkins, Joseph Cooper, Akilah Carter-Francique, J. Kenyatta Cavil.

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Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]

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Description	1 online resource (xi, 270 pages)
	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction; I: Historical Overview; 1 Historical Origins of Education for Black Individuals in the United States; 2 Early Athletic Experiences at HBCUs; II: The Student Athlete Experiencesat HBCUs; 3 Black Female Athlete Experiences at Historically BlackColleges and Universities; 4 The Culture of Revenue-Producing Sports at HBCUs; 5 Athletic Migration Experiences of Black Athletes; III: Economic Issues and HBCU Athletics; 6 Legal Issues and the Black Female Athlete's CollegiateExperience at HBCUs; 7 "It's HBCU Classic Time!"
	8 The Economic State of HBCUs and Their Athletic Programs9 Separate, Unequal, and Irrelevant; IV: Recommendations for the Future of HBCU Athletics; 10 Financing HBCU Athletics; 11 Black College Athletes; Conclusion; Epilogue; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
Summary	<Span><span>This book provides a historical overview of athletics at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the current social educational significance of these athletic programs. It also provides a conceptual framework that contributes to the debate on college athletics and higher education, in general, and athletics at HBCUs, specifically. </span></span>
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	College sports -- United States -- History.
	College sports.
	United States.
	History.
	African American universities and colleges -- Sports.
	African American universities and colleges.
	Sports.
	African American college athletes.
	African American college athletes.
	College athletes -- United States.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
	SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
	College athletes.
	TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
	History.
Added Author	Hawkins, Billy.
Other Form:	Print version: The athletic experience at historically Black colleges and universities Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015] 9781442253681 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2015011440
ISBN	9781442253698 ebook
	144225369X
	9781442253681 cloth : alkaline paper
	1442253681

Title The athletic experience at historically Black colleges and universities : past, present, and persistence / edited by Billy Hawkins, Joseph Cooper, Akilah Carter-Francique, J. Kenyatta Cavil.

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