TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kaliss,Gregory J.
TI  - Beyond the Black Power salute: athlete activism in an era of change 
T2  - Sport and society
SN  - 9780252054075
AV  - GV706.32 .K35 2023
U1  - 796.089/960730904 23/eng/20221013
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - Urbana
PB  - University of Illinois Press
KW  - Discrimination in sports
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Racism in sports
KW  - African American athletes
KW  - Women athletes
KW  - College athletes
KW  - Race relations
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index; Timeline of key events -- Prologue : Cassius Clay declares independence -- Introduction: the fire this time -- Playing for "green power" : sports and economic uplift -- Getting into the race : women runners women's rights -- College athletes flex their muscles -- Black men / Black gladiators : redefining black manliness through sports -- The ABA and the origins of hip-hop America -- Conclusion : activism unfinished
N2  - "Unequal opportunity sparked Jim Brown's endeavors to encourage Black development while Billie Jean King fought so that women tennis players could earn more money and enjoy greater freedom. Gregory J. Kaliss examines these events and others to guide readers through the unprecedented wave of protest that swept sports in the 1960s and 1970s. The little-known story of the University of Wyoming football players suspended for their activism highlights an analysis of protests by college athletes. The 1971 Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier clash provides a high-profile example of the Black male athlete's effort to redefine Black masculinity. An in-depth look at the American Basketball Association reveals a league that put Black culture front and center with its style of play and shows how the ABA influenced the development of hip-hop. As Kaliss describes the breakthroughs achieved by these athletes, he also explores the barriers that remained--and in some cases remain today"--
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