Ebony Legends In Sports

Author : P. Paul Provost
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781438979588

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Ebony Legends in Sports by P. Paul Provost Pdf

The enthusiasm that I have for sports has led me to bring forth a work, encompassing many sports in which African Americans were not always privy to participate. In the effort to overcome this inequality, many challenges and struggles were experienced, because of the deprivation, and have been addressed within these pages. Much has been achieved as a result of the endurance of these many African American, legendary athletes. It is very disturbing to know what we, as African Americans, went through to arrive at where we are, and now appear to be losing ground. Staying abreast of the various sports has alerted me to the declination in numbers and deterioration of African Americans in the sports arena. This declination is a documented fact and must be expressed in bold terms. My primary purpose in writing this book, "Ebony Legends in Sports", is that it will certainly be a wake-up-call, for action, in the total African American community. My hope is that it will inspire the youth of this, and future generations, to return to the glory of the games, that they will become members of athletic programs, in mass, in their schools, follow through with their endeavors and persevere, as our legends did.

Author : Morrie Turner
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426976520

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Black Sports Heroes by Morrie Turner Pdf

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, Jesse Owens won gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, and the 400-meter relay-and Adolph Hitler scrambled from his private box to avoid honoring the black athlete. During World War II, Joe Louis, heavyweight champion of the world, paid surprise visits to military hospitals. Though he later lost his title belt to the German Max Schmeling (which greatly pleased Hitler), when Louis died, broke, Schmeling used his wealth to pay for Louis's funeral. In the 1971 World Series, Roberto Clemete posted the greatest single performance by any player ever, making two impossible catches in the outfield, batting .414, and hitting seven singles, two doubles, one triple, and two homeruns. Clemente died the next year in a plane crash while flying relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Stories like these are testaments to the power of athletics to influence and inspire people, nations, and cultures. In Black Sports Heroes: Past and Present, author and cartoonist Morrie Turner skillfully presents cartoons and stories, known and unknown, about black athletes of all nations and the impact they had upon their sport and their world. Through his impressive combination of humor and fact, Turner brings "kid power" and "rainbow power" to life, showing us a world where all people, regardless of racial, religious, sexual, or physical differences, can live, learn, work, and play together.

Author : John Milton Hoberman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0395822920

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Darwin's Athletes by John Milton Hoberman Pdf

Argues that the prominence of African American athletes provides fuel for sterotypes.

Author : Brian Carroll
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317499312

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The Black Press and Black Baseball, 1915-1955 by Brian Carroll Pdf

This book brings into dramatic relief the dilemma, or devil's bargain, that faced the black press in first building up black baseball, then crusading for the sport's integration and, as a result of that largely successful campaign, ultimately encouraging and even ensuring the demise of those same black leagues. Taking a thematic approach, this book focuses each of its chapters on a singular event or phenomenon from and for each decade of the period covered, a period that spans the roughly four decades of the black leagues' existence. Thus, the book drills down on a handful of representative events and phenomena to present a history of the black press and black baseball. Themes include the many ways team owners and the weekly newspapers' editors and writers worked in concert to build up the leagues, the paired fortunes of black players and black writers, the desperation to save the Negro leagues when it became clear integration threatened their survival, and finally the black press’s response to the residues of baseball's decades of segregation.

Author : David K. Wiggins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317477440

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African Americans in Sports by David K. Wiggins Pdf

This two-volume set features 400 articles on African-Americans in sports, including biographical entries as well as entries on events, tournaments, leagues, clubs, films, and associations. The entries cover all professional, amateur, and college sports such as baseball, tennis, and golf.

Author : Joseph Dorinson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476645964

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The Black Athlete as Hero by Joseph Dorinson Pdf

Part history, part biography, this study examines the Black athlete's search to unify what W.E.B. DuBois called the "two unreconciled strivings" of African Americans--the struggle to survive in black society while adapting to white society. Black athletes have served as vanguards of change, challenging the dominant culture, crossing social boundaries and raising political awareness. Champions like Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Roberto Clemente, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Serena Williams, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James make a difference, even as many in the Black community question the idea of athletes as role models. The author argues the importance of sports heroes in a panic-plagued era beset with class division and racial privilege.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : African Americans
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132670030

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Ebony by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tyriek A. Murphy, MPA
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781480947849

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Big City Nights: The Biography of the Legendary Cisero Murphy by Tyriek A. Murphy, MPA Pdf

Big City Nights: The Biography of the Legendary Cisero Murphy By: Tyriek A. Murphy This book your are about to embark upon contains a detailed depiction of a dramatically dynamic individual – whose family ancestry dates back to the late nineteenth century – determined to diversify a sports area dedicated and dominated by Caucasians during the mid-twentieth century. This essential gentleman has repeatedly set records that are still intact today, in the twenty-first century. Whether locally, nationally, or internationally, this man displayed the utmost professionalism during times of devastation derived from racial discrimination. Despite the dangerous deviations, he dissected his way through in life; he always found the directional path to overcome the odds. His breakthrough ultimately paved the way for other diverse players and, essentially, women to partake in the pastime. As a result, and considered by many to be the “Jackie Robinson” of the billiards world, this iconic figure holds the record for being the only Black American world title winner and Hall of Fame inductee in professional billiards history. Enjoy this literature piece about the legendary Cisero Murphy.

Author : Kimberly Fain
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440831911

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Black Hollywood by Kimberly Fain Pdf

This thought-provoking work examines the dehumanizing depictions of black males in the movies since 1910, analyzing images that were once imposed on black men and are now appropriated and manipulated by them. Moving through cinematic history decade by decade since 1910, this important volume explores the appropriation, exploitation, and agency of black performers in Hollywood by looking at the black actors, directors, and producers who have shaped the image of African American males in film. To determine how these archetypes differentiate African American males in the public's subconscious, the book asks probing questions—for example, whether these images are a reflection of society's fears or realistic depictions of a pluralistic America. Even as the work acknowledges the controversial history of black representation in film, it also celebrates the success stories of blacks in the industry. It shows how blacks in Hollywood manipulate degrading stereotypes, gain control, advance their careers, and earn money while making social statements or bringing about changes in culture. It discusses how social activist performers—such as Paul Robeson, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Spike Lee—reflect political and social movements in their movies, and it reviews the interactions between black actors and their white counterparts to analyze how black males express their heritage, individual identity, and social issues through film.

Author : Mitchell Nathanson
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812248012

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God Almighty Hisself by Mitchell Nathanson Pdf

Dick Allen is considered by some to be the best baseball player not in the Hall of Fame and by others to be the game's most destructive and divisive force—ever. God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen unveils the strange and maddening career of a man who fulfilled and frustrated expectations all at once.

Author : Jack Olsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : African American athletes
ISBN : UOM:39015046377043

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The Black Athlete: a Shameful Story by Jack Olsen Pdf

Author : Philip Lee
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476647012

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Black Stats Matter by Philip Lee Pdf

For more than half a century, Black baseball players, barred from the Major Leagues by systemic racism, competed in leagues of their own. This book re-interprets the history of race in baseball from the ground up. It tells the story of how the Major Leagues became the "Caucasian Leagues," and names the person most responsible for their segregation; showing how Major League owners and executives tried to delay and even prevent integration; and proving, using a broad range of methods, that Negro League players were every inch the equals of their Major League counterparts. Cherished records held by white players since the days of segregation are shown to belong rightfully to Negro League superstars. This book takes a fresh look at a subject that's both straight from today's headlines and as old as baseball itself.

Author : Rick Swaine
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476605531

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The Black Stars Who Made Baseball Whole by Rick Swaine Pdf

For major league baseball, the decade following Jackie Robinson's 1947 debut was one of slow yet persistent change. Four other black players made their first, brief big-league appearances that year, followed by only two in 1948 and four in 1949. But by the end of 1959, 122 black ballplayers had made it to the big leagues. Like Robinson, their lives were made difficult off the field, and on it they dodged beanballs and spikes. This book brings attention to the accomplishments of this transitional generation of African American players--made up of men like Luscious Luke Easter, Sam "The Jet" Jethroe, and Sad Sam Jones--many of whom spent years in the minors, the Negro leagues, or both before getting their shot. Chapters on each season from 1947 to 1959 incorporate biographical and career profiles for 25 players who stood out during baseball's integration. A final chapter covers the outstanding minor league players who for various reasons never got a real chance to play major league ball. Appendices include a roster of black major leaguers from 1947 through 1959, a list of black-player firsts and statistics on the year-by-year population of black players in the majors.

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2206 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Legislation
ISBN : UOM:39015079666320

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Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States by United States. Congress. House Pdf

Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House."

Author : Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781453279953

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Chicken Soup for the African American Soul by Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen Pdf

This is the book everyone has been waiting for-an inspiring celebration of the joy, challenges, and triumphs of being African American.