Politics and Protest in Sports

Harris, Duchess and Henzel, Cynthia Kennedy

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ABDO Publishing Company

Just the Series: Race and Sports

Annotation: Covers the history of athletes of color using their position on the national stage to fight racism and injustice.

Genre: [Sports and games]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #173754

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 12/15/18

Pages: 112 pages

ISBN: 1-532-11671-3

ISBN 13: 978-1-532-11671-1

Dewey: 796.089

LCCN: 2018947973

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Protest movements. Juvenile literature.
Public relations and politics. Juvenile literature.
Racism in sports. Juvenile literature.
Race relations. Juvenile literature.
Protest movements.
Public relations and politics.
Racism in sports.
Race relations.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

These titles expertly examine the interconnection of sports, race, and society and highlight the issues and topics that are born from these intersections. Stereotypes and Media Coverage provide the foundation for the other titles. Instructive sidebars and captioned photos accompany the crisply written, informative narratives. Useful introductions to the many-layered subjects for students writing research papers. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.

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Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading Level: 8.0

Interest Level: 7-12

Lexile: 1060L

Politics and Protest in Sports covers the history of athletes of color using their position on the national stage to fight racism and injustice. Boxers, track stars, quarterbacks, and point guards have all shown that sports and protest can indeed mix. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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