"Informative . . . Ross has opened some important doors"
--"American Historical Review"
"a]offers an interesting recitation of the
on-again-off-againparticipation of blacks in the early years of pro
football."
"--The Baltimore Sun"
"An important analysis for all who care about the African
American experience in professional sports. Significant not only
for the history it tells, but for the questions it raises about
race relations in football as an industry and as a United States
institution ."
--Michael E. Lomax
"Charles Ross' stellar research clearly demonstrates that the
African American struggle for merit and equality not only extends
to the playing field but has, in fact, long defined the game of
professional football. A must read for students of the game, from
casual gridiron enthusiasts to scholars alike."
--C. Keith Harrison
Outside the Lines traces how sports laid a foundation for social
change long before the judicial system formally recognized the
inequalities of racial separation. Integrating sports teams to
include white and black athletes alike, the National Football
League served as a microcosmic fishbowl of the highs and lows, the
trials and triumphs, of racial integration.
Watching a football game on a Sunday evening, most sports fans
do not realize the profound impact the National Football League had
on the civil rights movement. Similarly, in a sport where seven out
of ten players are black, few are fully aware of the history and
contributions of their athletic forebears. Among the touchdowns and
tackles lies a rich history of African American life and the
struggle to achieve equal rights.
Although the Supreme Court did not reversetheir 1896 decision of
"separate but equal" in the "Plessy v Ferguson" case until more
than fifty years later, sports laid a foundation for social change
long before our judicial system formally recognized the
inequalities of racial separation. Integrating sports teams to
include white and black athletes alike, the National Football
League served as a microcosmic fishbowl of the highs and lows, the
trials and triumphs, of racial integration.
In this chronicle of black NFL athletes, Charles K. Ross has
given us the story of the Jackie Robinsons of American
football.
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