The Revolt of the Black Athlete: 50th Anniversary Edition

by Harry Edwards

Book Overview

The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination. This Fiftieth Anniversary edition of Harry Edwards's classic of activist scholarship arrives even as a new generation engages with the issues he explored. Edwards's new introduction and afterword revisit the revolts by athletes like Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos. At the same time, he engages with the struggles of a present still...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252084063
• ISBN13: 9780252084065
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"