The Heritage
Black Athletes, a divided America, and the politics of patriotism
"The Heritage is the story of sports post-9/11, once neutral but now embedded with deference toward the military and police, colliding with the political reawakening of the black athlete in post-Ferguson America"--
Details
- Authors
- Howard Bryant
- Publishers
- BEACON PRESS
- Publish Date
- May 8, 2018
- ISBN
- 9780807026991 • 9780807027004
- Format
- EPUB • WEB
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 272
- Downloads
- 2
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