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More Than a Game: A History of the African American Experience in Sport (The African American Experience Series) by David Kenneth Wiggins is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is More Than a Game: A History of the African American Experience in Sport (The African American Experience Series) about?

More than a Game discusses how African American men and women sought to participate in sport and what that participation meant to them, the African American community, and the United States more generally. Recognizing the complicated history of race in America and how sport can both divide and bring people together, the book chronicles the ways in which African Americans overcame racial discrimination to achieve success in an institution often described as America's only true meritocracy. African Americans have often glorified sport, viewing it as one of the few ways they can achieve a better life. In reality, while some African Americans found fame and fortune in sport, most struggled just to participate – let alone succeed at the highest levels of sport. Thus, the book has two basic themes. It discusses the varied experiences of African Americans in sport and how their participation has both reflected and changed views of race. ** Review This is an enlightening, strongly presented look at African-Americans in sports. ( Publishers Weekly ) "No one has done more to explore African Americans’ connection to sport, or better understands this complex history than David Wiggins. More Th

Author

David Kenneth Wiggins

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781538114988

Subjects

History, Sports, Anthropology