The Unlevel Playing Field
A Documentary History of the African American Experience in Sport
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A chronicle of significant athletic events and the lives and careers of numerous black sports heroes---and the very significant role of sports in the history of race relations in the U.S.This extraordinarily rich collection of primary sources charts the significant, intertwining histories of African Americans and sport. The Unlevel Playing Field contains more than one hundred documents on both pioneering and modern-day athletes, ranging chronologically from a challenge issued by prizefighter Tom Molineaux in the London Times in 1810 to contributions from commentators like Frederick Douglass, W...
A chronicle of significant athletic events and the lives and careers of numerous black sports heroes---and the very significant role of sports in the history of race relations in the U.S.
This extraordinarily rich collection of primary sources charts the significant, intertwining histories of African Americans and sport. The Unlevel Playing Field contains more than one hundred documents on both pioneering and modern-day athletes, ranging chronologically from a challenge issued by prizefighter Tom Molineaux in the London Times in 1810 to contributions from commentators like Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, and Eldridge Cleaver, as well as contemporary observers such as Nikki Giovanni, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and bell hooks. Introductions and headnotes by David K. Wiggins and Patrick B. Miller place each document in context, shaping a compelling narrative.
David K. Wiggins teaches sport history at George Mason University. He is the author of Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America.
Patrick B. Miller teaches history at Northeastern Illinois University. He is the editor of The Sporting World of the Modern South.
A volume in the series Sport and Society, edited by Benjamin G. Rader and Randy Roberts
"Wiggins and Miller have produced an astonishingly fine book that chronicles the intersection of race, sports, and social change using an impressive and comprehensive array of primary documents. All future discussions pertaining to the African American experience in sports must begin with The Unlevel Playing Field." Lonnie Bunch, president of the Chicago Historical Society and co-author of The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
"An excellent addition to the literature not only of sports but also of history and race relations in the US." Choice
"The Unlevel Playing Field is a goldmine full of scholarly finds. This is a long-needed resource for those who not only want to know the history of blacks and sports, but also to have it told, in many instances, by the actual participants or prominent observers of the time. There are historical, cultural, sociological, and business nuggets to be found in every section of this important book." Kenneth Shropshire, author of In Black and White: Race and Sports in America
"a fascinating cultural document and a great addition to any collection." Booklist
This extraordinarily rich collection of primary sources charts the significant, intertwining histories of African Americans and sport. The Unlevel Playing Field contains more than one hundred documents on both pioneering and modern-day athletes, ranging chronologically from a challenge issued by prizefighter Tom Molineaux in the London Times in 1810 to contributions from commentators like Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, and Eldridge Cleaver, as well as contemporary observers such as Nikki Giovanni, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and bell hooks. Introductions and headnotes by David K. Wiggins and Patrick B. Miller place each document in context, shaping a compelling narrative.
David K. Wiggins teaches sport history at George Mason University. He is the author of Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America.
Patrick B. Miller teaches history at Northeastern Illinois University. He is the editor of The Sporting World of the Modern South.
A volume in the series Sport and Society, edited by Benjamin G. Rader and Randy Roberts
"Wiggins and Miller have produced an astonishingly fine book that chronicles the intersection of race, sports, and social change using an impressive and comprehensive array of primary documents. All future discussions pertaining to the African American experience in sports must begin with The Unlevel Playing Field." Lonnie Bunch, president of the Chicago Historical Society and co-author of The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
"An excellent addition to the literature not only of sports but also of history and race relations in the US." Choice
"The Unlevel Playing Field is a goldmine full of scholarly finds. This is a long-needed resource for those who not only want to know the history of blacks and sports, but also to have it told, in many instances, by the actual participants or prominent observers of the time. There are historical, cultural, sociological, and business nuggets to be found in every section of this important book." Kenneth Shropshire, author of In Black and White: Race and Sports in America
"a fascinating cultural document and a great addition to any collection." Booklist
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