It Was Always a Choice : Picking up the Baton of Athlete Activism.
Steele, David.
It Was Always a Choice : Picking up the Baton of Athlete Activism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (219 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Choice: Use Your Platform-or Don't -- 2. Colin Kaepernick and His Spiritual Predecessors -- 3. Your Presence Is an Act of Protest: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, and Jackie Robinson -- 4. Star-Spangled Resistance: From Rose Robinson to the Bubble -- 5. Justice League: The WNBA Takes the Lead -- 6. Peter Norman, Chris Long, and Gregg Popovich: White Allies -- 7. Mexico City before, during, and after the Silent Gesture -- 8. Muhammad Ali, the OPHR, the Black Fourteen, and the Milwaukee Bucks: Protesting with Your Feet -- 9. How O. J., Michael, and Tiger Dropped the Baton -- 10. Stick to Sports and Enjoy Your White House Trip -- 11. 8 Minutes 46 Seconds* -- 12. The Road from Pariah to Icon -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index.
9781439921753
African American athletes-Political activity-History.
African American political activists-History.
Professional athletes-Political activity-United States-History.
Racism-United States-History.
Sports-Political activity-United States-History.
Sports-Social aspects-United States-History.
Electronic books.
GV706.35 .S744 2022
796.092396073
It Was Always a Choice : Picking up the Baton of Athlete Activism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (219 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Choice: Use Your Platform-or Don't -- 2. Colin Kaepernick and His Spiritual Predecessors -- 3. Your Presence Is an Act of Protest: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, and Jackie Robinson -- 4. Star-Spangled Resistance: From Rose Robinson to the Bubble -- 5. Justice League: The WNBA Takes the Lead -- 6. Peter Norman, Chris Long, and Gregg Popovich: White Allies -- 7. Mexico City before, during, and after the Silent Gesture -- 8. Muhammad Ali, the OPHR, the Black Fourteen, and the Milwaukee Bucks: Protesting with Your Feet -- 9. How O. J., Michael, and Tiger Dropped the Baton -- 10. Stick to Sports and Enjoy Your White House Trip -- 11. 8 Minutes 46 Seconds* -- 12. The Road from Pariah to Icon -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index.
9781439921753
African American athletes-Political activity-History.
African American political activists-History.
Professional athletes-Political activity-United States-History.
Racism-United States-History.
Sports-Political activity-United States-History.
Sports-Social aspects-United States-History.
Electronic books.
GV706.35 .S744 2022
796.092396073