| Description |
xxiv, 374 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Sport and society
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Sport and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the strange athletic career of Jim Crow -- White supremacy and American college sports : the rise of the Gentleman's Agreement, 1890-1929 -- "Fair play" versus white supremacy : the Gentleman's Agreement under attack, 1929-45 -- "Massive resistance" and the fall of the color line, 1945-65 -- Cracks in the solid South : Texas Western Collage abandons Jim Crow -- Hold that (Mason-Dixon) line : the Atlantic coast conference and football -- "Two at home and three on the road" : the Atlantic coast conference and basketball -- The eyes of Texas are (not) upon you : the Southwest conference and football -- From exclusion to prominence : the Southeastern conference and basketball -- The "final citadel of segregation" : the Southeastern conference and football -- Conclusion : the accomplishments and limitations of athletic integration. |
| Subject |
Discrimination in sports -- Southern States -- History.
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Discrimination in sports. |
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Southern States. |
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History. |
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Racism in sports -- Southern States.
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Racism in sports. |
| ISBN |
9780252035517 cloth alkaline paper |
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0252035518 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780252077500 paperback alkaline paper |
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0252077504 paperback alkaline paper |
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