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It was always a choice : picking up the baton of athlete activism / David Steele.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steele, David, 1964- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American athletes--Political activity--History.
- African American athletes.
- African American political activists--History.
- African American political activists.
- Professional athletes--Political activity--United States--History.
- Professional athletes.
- Sports--Political aspects--United States--History.
- Sports.
- Sports--Social aspects--United States--History.
- Racism--United States--History.
- Racism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 205 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2022.
- Contents:
- The choice: use your platform, or don't
- Colin Kaepernick and his spiritual predecessors
- Your presence is an act of protest: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson
- Star-spangled resistance: from Rose Robinson to the Bubble
- Justice league: the WNBA takes the lead
- Peter Norman, Chris Long and Gregg Popovich: white allies
- Mexico City before, during, and after the silent gesture
- Ali, the OPHR, the Black 14 and the Milwaukee Bucks: protesting with your feet
- How O.J., Michael and Tiger dropped the baton
- Stick to sports, and enjoy your White House trip
- 8 minutes 46 seconds*
- The road from pariah to icon.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 27, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Steele, David, 1964- It was always a choice
- ISBN:
- 9781439921753
- 143992175X
- Publisher Number:
- 40031183671
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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