Doeden, Matt.

More than a game : race, gender, and politics in sports / Matt Doeden. - Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2020] - 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

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.

School Library Journal, September 2019 Booklist, September 2019 Kirkus Review, June 2019 Library Media Connection, January 2020

"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"--

7.6. 5-8 Follett School Solutions.



9781541540941

2018047656


Discrimination in sports.
Racism.
Sex discrimination.
Sports.

GV706.32 / .D86 2020

306.4/83