The Culture of Sports in the Harlem Renaissance

by Daniel Anderson

Book Overview

During the African American cultural resurgence of the 1920s and 1930s, professional athletes shared the spotlight with artists and intellectuals. Negro League baseball teams played in New York City's major-league stadiums and basketball clubs shared the bill with jazz bands at late night casinos. Yet sports rarely appear in the literature on the Harlem Renaissance.

Although the black intelligentsia largely dismissed the popularity of sports,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476665184
• ISBN13: 9781476665184
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher