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Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Boston's Black Athletes: Identity, Performance, and Activism. Book.

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Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 314 pages. 9.01x6.01x9.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Sport has long been a stage where identity is contested, visibility is earned, and social change takes root.In Boston, the Black athletic body has historically challenged the citys self image as a beacon of liberalism. Boston's Black Athletes: Identity, Performance, and Activism interprets this contested history through the lives and experiences of African American athletes who used their talent as a vehicle for social justice. Editors Robert Cvornyek and Douglas Stark, along with the volumes contributors, spotlight figures such as Kittie Knox, Louise Stokes, and Medina Dixonathletes who confronted and navigated Bostons racial boundaries across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Their biographical portraits draw from stories rooted in Bostons Black neighborhoods, illuminating the struggles, triumphs, and enduring cultural significance of these community shaping figures. In recounting how these athletes influenced racial identity and cultural expression, the book demonstrates how their legacies continue to challenge perceptions of Boston and reveal sports power to expose inequity and inspire transformation. Sport has long been a stage where identity is contested, visibility is earned, and social change takes root, and nowhere is this more clear than in Boston, where the Black athletic body has historically challenged the citys self image as a beacon of liberalism. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Sport has long been a stage where identity is contested, visibility is earned, and social change takes root.In Boston, the Black athletic body has historically challenged the citys self image as a beacon of liberalism. Boston's Black Athletes: Identity, Performance, and Activism interprets this contested history through the lives and experiences of African American athletes who used their talent as a vehicle for social justice. Editors Robert Cvornyek and Douglas Stark, along with the volumes contributors, spotlight figures such as Kittie Knox, Louise Stokes, and Medina Dixonathletes who confronted and navigated Bostons racial boundaries across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Their biographical portraits draw from stories rooted in Bostons Black neighborhoods, illuminating the struggles, triumphs, and enduring cultural significance of these community shaping figures. In recounting how these athletes influenced racial identity and cultural expression, the book demonstrates how their legacies continue to challenge perceptions of Boston and reveal sports power to expose inequity and inspire transformation. Sport has long been a stage where identity is contested, visibility is earned, and social change takes root, and nowhere is this more clear than in Boston, where the Black athletic body has historically challenged the citys self image as a beacon of liberalism. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …