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Boston's Black athletes : identity, performance, and activism /

"Boston's Black Athletes interprets Boston's contested racial history through the diverse experiences of the city's African American sports figures. The contributors explore a variety of representative athletes that negotiated Boston's racial boundaries at sequential moments...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cvornyek, Robert (Editor), Stark, Douglas (Douglas Andrew), 1972- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2024]
Series:Sport, identity, and culture
Subjects:
African American athletes > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
Racism in sports > Massachusetts > Boston > History.
African American athletes > Massachusetts > Boston > Social conditions.
Sports > Massachusetts > Boston > Sociological aspects.
Boston (Mass.) > Race relations > History.
Sportifs noirs américains > Massachusetts > Boston > Histoire.
Racisme dans les sports > Massachusetts > Boston > Histoire.
Sports > Massachusetts > Boston > Aspect sociologique.
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Summary:"Boston's Black Athletes interprets Boston's contested racial history through the diverse experiences of the city's African American sports figures. The contributors explore a variety of representative athletes that negotiated Boston's racial boundaries at sequential moments in time to demonstrate Boston's long and troubled racial history"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781666909050 (electronic bk.)
166690905X