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Author:

Powell, Shaun, 1960-

Title:

Souled out? : how Blacks are winning and losing in sports / Shaun Powell.

Publisher:

Human Kinetics,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xx, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African American athletes.
African American athletes--Social conditions.
Sports--Social aspects--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Generational-cultural differences: seeking common ground -- Black athlete activism: has the last militant left the stage? -- Home is the city: metro dares and small-town stares -- Academic divide: old school, new school, no school -- Basketball score: jumping through hoops or just growing up? -- Baseball bygones: going soft on hardball -- Golf gulf: the lonesome king of Cablinasia -- Show time: Ali started it, NFL exhibitionists ruined it -- Media madness: the price of (not) dancing to their tune -- Leadership positions: hitting the cement ceiling -- The feminine side: you go, girl, but how far? -- Natural athleticism: where science ends and bias begins.

ISBN:

0736067507
9780736067508

LCCN:

2007019299

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)