TY  - BOOK
AU  - Steele,David
TI  - It Was Always a Choice: Picking up the Baton of Athlete Activism
SN  - 9781439921753
AV  - GV706.35 .S744 2022 
U1  - 796.092396073 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Temple University Press
KW  - African American athletes-Political activity-History
KW  - African American political activists-History
KW  - Professional athletes-Political activity-United States-History
KW  - Racism-United States-History
KW  - Sports-Political activity-United States-History
KW  - Sports-Social aspects-United States-History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
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