Globetrotting : African American athletes and Cold War politics / Damion L. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Damion L.

Series:

Sport and Society

Sport and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American athletes--History.

African American athletes.

Sports--United States--History.

Sports.

African American athletes--Social conditions.

Racism in sports--United States.

Racism in sports.

Discrimination in sports--United States.

Discrimination in sports.

Cold War--Influence.

Cold War.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This probing history examines government attempts to manipulate international perceptions of US race relations during the Cold War by sending African American athletes abroad on goodwill tours and in international competitions as cultural ambassadors and visible symbols of American values.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. The Showcase African American: Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, and the Politics of Cold War""; ""2. “Spreading the Gospel of Basketball�: The Harlem Globetrotters, the State Department, and the""; ""3. Playing Politics: The Formation of the U.S. Cold War�Era Athletic Foreign Policy""; ""4. “The Good Negroes�: Propaganda and the Racial Crisis""; ""5. Black Power: International Politics and the Revolt of the Black Athlete""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283714372

128371437X

9780252094293

0252094298

OCLC:

815823823