Howard Bryant

The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism

Mitwirkender: Butler, Ron

• Audio CD

Produktbeschreibung

Following in the footsteps of Paul Robeson, Muhammed Ali, Jackie Robinson, and others, today's black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotism. Sports journalist Bryant observes how the tradition of neutrality on the pitch has given way to a new generation of activist-athletes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: DREAMSCAPE MEDIA
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 677 Min.
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781974918393
• Artikelnr.: 52528902

Autorenporträt

Howard Bryant is an award-winning journalist for ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine and the sports correspondent for NPR's Weekend Edition. He is also the author of six books for adults and middle grade readers. Bryant lives in Northampton, MA.

Inhaltsangabe

PROLOGUE
Here I Stand
PART ONE: RISE AND FALL
1. Stick to Sports
2. The Good Americans
3. Juice
4. Jump, Man
PART TWO: WAR GAMES
5. “Our Way of Life”
6. The Sanitation Department
7. Props
PART THREE: THE AWAKENING
8. Ferguson
9. Until We Get Some Say
10. “Who Is the Patriot?”
EPILOGUE
The Peacemakers
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY