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The Athletic Experience at Historically Black Colleges and Universities : Past, Present, and Persistence.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (284 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442253698
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Athletic Experience at Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesDDC classification:
  • 796.04/30973
LOC classification:
  • GV351 .A74 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: Historical Overview -- 1 Historical Origins of Education for Black Individuals in the United States -- 2 Early Athletic Experiences at HBCUs -- II: The Student Athlete Experiencesat HBCUs -- 3 Black Female Athlete Experiences at Historically BlackColleges and Universities -- 4 The Culture of Revenue-Producing Sports at HBCUs -- 5 Athletic Migration Experiences of Black Athletes -- III: Economic Issues and HBCU Athletics -- 6 Legal Issues and the Black Female Athlete's CollegiateExperience at HBCUs -- 7 "It's HBCU Classic Time!" -- 8 The Economic State of HBCUs and Their Athletic Programs -- 9 Separate, Unequal, and Irrelevant -- IV: Recommendations for the Future of HBCU Athletics -- 10 Financing HBCU Athletics -- 11 Black College Athletes -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Index -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.
Summary: This book provides a historical overview of athletics at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the current social educational significance of these athletic programs. It also provides a conceptual framework that contributes to the debate on college athletics and higher education, in general, and athletics at HBCUs, specifically.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: Historical Overview -- 1 Historical Origins of Education for Black Individuals in the United States -- 2 Early Athletic Experiences at HBCUs -- II: The Student Athlete Experiencesat HBCUs -- 3 Black Female Athlete Experiences at Historically BlackColleges and Universities -- 4 The Culture of Revenue-Producing Sports at HBCUs -- 5 Athletic Migration Experiences of Black Athletes -- III: Economic Issues and HBCU Athletics -- 6 Legal Issues and the Black Female Athlete's CollegiateExperience at HBCUs -- 7 "It's HBCU Classic Time!" -- 8 The Economic State of HBCUs and Their Athletic Programs -- 9 Separate, Unequal, and Irrelevant -- IV: Recommendations for the Future of HBCU Athletics -- 10 Financing HBCU Athletics -- 11 Black College Athletes -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Index -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.

This book provides a historical overview of athletics at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the current social educational significance of these athletic programs. It also provides a conceptual framework that contributes to the debate on college athletics and higher education, in general, and athletics at HBCUs, specifically.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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