It Was Always a Choice: Picking Up the Baton of Athlete Activism

by David Steele

Book Overview

The recent flashpoint of Colin Kaepernick taking a knee renews a long tradition of athlete-activists speaking out against racism, injustice, and oppression. Like Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson, Muhammad Ali, Bill Russell, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos--among many others, of all races, male and female, pro and amateur--all made the choice to take a side to command public awareness and attention rather than "shut up and play," as O. J...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439921733
• ISBN13: 9781439921739
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.4"