Title The Black athlete as hero : American barrier breakers from nine sports / Joseph Dorinson

Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 297 pages) Contents Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Hero Defined -- Section One. Boxing -- 1. Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Ray Robinson, and Muhammad Ali -- Section Two. Track and Field -- 2. Jesse Owns, Harrison Dillard and Mal Whitfield, and Rafer Johnson -- 3. Wilma Rudolph, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the Joyner Connection, and Carl Lewis -- Section Three. Football -- 4. Duke Slater, J. Mayo Williams, and Other Pathbreakers in the College and Pro Ranks -- 5. Fritz Pollard and Paul Robeson -- 6. Jim Brown and Black Quarterbacks -- Section Four. Baseball 7. Black Players in Baseball Before Integration -- 8. Jackie Robinson -- 9. Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella, Monte Irvin and Larry Doby -- 10. Willie Mays, Ed Charles, Henry Aaron, Frank Robinson, and Ernie Banks -- 11. Bill White and Curt Flood -- 12. Minnie Miñoso, Vic Power, and Roberto Clemente -- Section Five. Tennis -- 13. Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Venus and Serena Williams, and Naomi Osaka -- Part Six. Basketball -- 14. The Harlem Renaissance Five -- 15. Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson -- 16. Elgin Baylor, Connie Hawkins, and Dr. J -- 17. Kareem ­Abdul-Jabbar and Earvin "Magic" Johnson 18. Charlie Scott and Michael Jordan -- 19. LeBron James and Kobe Bryant -- 20. Ora Washington, Lynette Woodard, Cheryl Miller, Lisa Leslie, Cynthia ­Cooper-Dyke, & Maya Moore -- Section 7. Golf, Hockey, Gymnastics -- 21. Tiger Woods, Willie O'Ree, and Simone Biles -- Conclusion -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary "Part history, part biography, this study examines the black athlete's search to unify what W.E.B. DuBois called the "two unreconciled strivings" of African Americans--the struggle to survive in black society while adapting to white society. Black athletes have served as vanguards of change, challenging the dominant culture, crossing social boundaries and raising political awareness. Champions like Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Roberto Clemente, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Serena Williams, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James make a difference, even as many in the black community question the idea of athletes as role models. The author argues the importance of sports heroes in a panic-plagued era beset with class division and racial privilege"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject African American athletes -- Political activity -- History Sports -- Political aspects -- United States -- History African American athletes -- Biography Heroes -- United States -- Biography African Americans -- Social conditions -- History Racism against Black people -- History Social classes -- United States -- History SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies. SPORTS & RECREATION / History. African American athletes African Americans -- Social conditions Heroes Race relations Racism against Black people Social classes Sports -- Political aspects SUBJECT United States -- Race relations -- History Subject United States Genre/Form Electronic books Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781476645964 1476645965

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