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More than a game : race, gender, and politics in sports / Matt Doeden.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2020]Description: 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781541540941
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: More than a gameDDC classification:
  • 306.4/83 23
LOC classification:
  • GV706.32 .D86 2020
Contents:
Taking a knee -- Sports and race: from the great white hope to white house snubs -- Equal rights, equal opportunities: sexual identity in sports -- Patriotism and protest: sports and war -- Sports culture.
Summary: "This book explores controversies in sports, including black boxer Jack Johnson, Jessie Owens in the 1936 Olympics, Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, #MeToo and the US gymnastics team, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.
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Beverly Middle School 306.4 DOE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 705641

Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62) and index.

Taking a knee -- Sports and race: from the great white hope to white house snubs -- Equal rights, equal opportunities: sexual identity in sports -- Patriotism and protest: sports and war -- Sports culture.

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"This book explores controversies in sports, including black boxer Jack Johnson, Jessie Owens in the 1936 Olympics, Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, #MeToo and the US gymnastics team, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.

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