Summary: "In this far-reaching account, Amy Bass offers nothing less than a history of the black athlete.
Author: Amy Bass
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816639450
Category: Political Science
Page: 438
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Summary: "In this far-reaching account, Amy Bass offers nothing less than a history of the black athlete. Beginning with the racial eugenics discussions of the early twentieth century and their continuing reverberations in popular perceptions of black physical abilities, Bass explores ongoing African American attempts to challenge these stereotypes. Although Tommie Smith and John Carlos were reviled by Olympic officials for their demonstration, Bass traces how their protest has come to be the defining image of the 1968 Games, with lingering effects in the sports world and on American popular culture generally."--BOOK JACKET.