Description The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination.
His other books include The Struggle that Must Be: An Autobiography..
He was the architect of the Olympic Project for Human Rights and his work has focused on the experiences of African-American athletes.
About the Author Harry Edwards is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Incisive yet ultimately hopeful, The Revolt of the Black Athlete is the still-essential study of the conflicts at the interface of sport, race, and society.
Again relating the rebellion of Black athletes to a larger spirit of Revolt among Black citizens, Edwards moves his story forward to our era of protests, boycotts, and the dramatic politicization of athletes by Black Lives Matter.
At the same time, he engages with the struggles of a present still rife with racism, double-standards, and economic injustice.
Edwards\'s new introduction and afterword revisit the revolts by athletes like Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos.
This Fiftieth Anniversary Edition of Harry Edwards\'s classic of activist scholarship arrives even as a new generation engages with the issues he explored.
Description The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination
