Prologue: Here I stand -- Part one: Rise and fall -- Stick to sports -- The good Americans -- Juice -- Jump, man -- Part two: War games -- "Our way of life" -- The sanitation department -- Props -- Part three: the awakening -- Ferguson -- A seat at the table -- "Who is the patriot?" -- Epilogue: The peacemakers.
Summary:
This story of the rise, fall, and return of the athlete activist details the collision of post-9/11 American sports and politically engaged post-Ferguson black athletes.
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