Race and Resistance in Boston: A Contested Sports History - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert Cvornyek (Editor), Douglas Stark (Editor), Devin McCourty (Foreword by)Publish date:02/01/25Pages:404
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496232687ISBN-10:1496232682UPC:9781496232687Book Category:Social Science, History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, United States, HistoryBook Topic:American, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCFWSY5Z7P
Race and Resistance in Boston: A Contested Sports History
Boston is a city known for its sports as well as its troubled racial conflict. But generations of Black athletes, teams, sportswriters, and front-office executives have exercised historic influence in Boston over the years as they advocated for racial integration and transformed their sports into modes of racial pride, resistance, and cultural expression. Race and Resistance in Boston goes beyond...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496232687ISBN-10:1496232682UPC:9781496232687Book Category:Social Science, History, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, United States, HistoryBook Topic:American, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCFWSY5Z7P
Robert Cvornyek is professor emeritus of history at Rhode Island College. He is the author of Black Grays and Colored Giants: A Comprehensive Guide to Black Baseball in Rhode Island, 1870-1949. Douglas Stark is a museum consultant and sports historian. He is the author of The James Naismith Reader: Basketball in His Own Words (Nebraska, 2021). Devin McCourty played his entire thirteen-year NFL...
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
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