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Before Jackie Robinson - The Transcendent Role of Black Sporting Pioneers (Paperback)
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Before Jackie Robinson - The Transcendent Role of Black Sporting Pioneers (Paperback)
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While the accomplishments and influence of Jack Johnson, Joe Louis,
Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, and Muhammad Ali are doubtless
impressive solely on their merits, these luminaries of the Black
sporting experience did not emerge spontaneously. Their rise was
part of a gradual evolution in social and power relations in
American culture between the 1890s and 1940s that included athletes
such as jockey Isaac Murphy, barnstorming pilot Bessie Coleman, and
golfer Teddy Rhodes. The contributions of these early athletes to
our broader collective history, and their heroic confrontations
with the entrenched racism of their times, helped bring about the
incremental changes that after 1945 allowed for sports to be more
fully integrated. Before Jackie Robinson details and analyzes the
lives of these lesser-known but important athletes within the
broader history of Black liberation. These figures not only
excelled in their given sports but also transcended class and
racial divides in making inroads into popular culture despite the
societal restrictions placed on them. They were also among the
first athletes to blur the line between athletics, entertainment,
and celebrity culture. This volume presents a more nuanced account
of early Black American athletes' lives and their ongoing struggle
for acceptance, relevance, and personal and group identity.
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