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100	1		_aEdwards, Harry, _d1942- _eauthor. _94241
245	1	4	_aThe revolt of the Black athlete / _cHarry Edwards ; with a new introduction and afterword.
250			_a50th anniversary edition.
264		1	_aUrbana : _bUniversity of Illinois Press, _c[2017]
300			_axxx, 186 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aSport and society
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe emergence of the black athlete in America -- Sports and the mass media -- Mounting revolt -- Feeding the flame -- Mexico City, 1968 -- The future direction of the revolt.
520			_a"In 1968, Harry Edwards, virtually alone, opposed the U.S. Olympic Committee, the political establishment, and the mass media and made an international issue of the Olympic boycott movement. In this book, he explains why he organized the Olympic boycott, why black athletes revolted, and why they are prepared to do so again. Exposing the inherent political nature of sports, Edwards illustrates how blacks can use athletics to their advantage and relates the revolt of the black athlete to the larger spirit of revolt of black citizens during the Civil Rights movement. In the process, Edwards explodes the myth that black athletes on scholarship receive an education or fair treatment in return for their efforts. Beyond college sports, Edwards found the degradation of the black athlete extends into the world of professional sports. He comments on the lack of black owners, managers, and head coaches, league pay scales, the press vendetta against Muhammad Ali, and the quarantining of John Wooten of the Cleveland Browns. Other topics discussed include the background and workings of the Olympic Committee for Human Rights, the boycott of the New York Athletic Club Track Meet, and the actions taken by Lew Alcindor, Tommie Smith, John Carlos, and other black athletes in the struggle for justice and dignity. Originally published in 1969, the 50th Anniversary edition puts "The Revolt of the Black Athlete" in context for today's readers. With 2015's University of Missouri football teams boycott and the need for movements like Black Lives Matter, Edward's critique still rings true 50 years later"--
650		0	_aAfrican American athletes _xHistory _y20th century. _94242
650		0	_aAfrican American athletes _xPolitical activity _xHistory _y20th century. _94243
650		0	_aAfrican American athletes _xSocial conditions. _94244
650		0	_aSports _xSocial aspects _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century. _94245
650		0	_aSports _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century. _94246
650		0	_aSports _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century. _94247
650		0	_aDiscrimination in sports _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century. _94248
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. _2bisacsh _93708
650		7	_aSPORTS & RECREATION / History. _2bisacsh _94249
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / 20th Century. _2bisacsh _971
830		0	_aSport and society. _94250
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942			_2ddc _cBOOK