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03492aam a2200445 i 4500 001 070F711C621111E7BC2B04C5DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170706010219 008 170428s2017 ilua b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2017000461 020 $a 0252041070 020 $a 9780252041075 035 $a (OCoLC)984973495 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SPI $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCP $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GV583 E36 2017 100 1 $a Edwards, Harry, $d 1942- $e author. 245 14 $a The revolt of the Black athlete / $c Harry Edwards ; with a new introduction and afterword. 250 $a 50th anniversary edition. 264 1 $a Urbana : $b University of Illinois Press, $c [2017] 300 $a xxx, 186 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Sport and society 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The 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. 650 0 $a African American athletes $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a African American athletes $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a African American athletes $x Social conditions. 650 0 $a Sports $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Sports $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Sports $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Discrimination in sports $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 830 0 $a Sport and society. 941 $a 3 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214052757.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220706015611.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20181115010850.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=070F711C621111E7BC2B04C5DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search