The revolt of the Black athlete / Harry Edwards.

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"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Sport and society.
Main Author: Edwards, Harry, 1942- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017]
Edition:50th anniversary edition.
Series:Sport and society.
Subjects:
African American athletes > History > 20th century.
African American athletes > Political activity > History > 20th century.
African American athletes > Social conditions.
Sports > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Sports > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Sports > United States > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Physical Description:xxx, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 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.