Sidelined [electronic resource] : How American Sports Challenged the Black Freedom Struggle /
Henderson, Simon,1979-
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,
[2013]
In 1968, noted sociologist Harry Edwards established the Olympic Project for Human Rights, calling for a boycott of that year's games in Mexico City as a demonstration against racial discrimination in the United States and around the world. Though the boycott never materialized, Edwards's ideas struck a chord with athletes and incited African American Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos to protest by raising their black-gloved fists on the podium after receiving their medals.Sidelined draws upon a wide range of historical materials and more than forty oral histories with athletes 
Description based upon print version of record.
Front Cover; TItle Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; PReface; Chapter 1. Locating the Black Athletic Revolt in the Black Freedom Struggle; Chapter 2. The Olympic Project for Human Rights; Chapter 3. The Black Athletic Revolt on Campus; Chapter 4. Black Gloves and Gold Medals; Chapter 5. Beyond Mexico City; Chapter 6. Dixie and the Absence of a Black Athletic Revolt; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Series page
In 1968, noted sociologist Harry Edwards established the Olympic Project for Human Rights, calling for a boycott of that year's games in Mexico City as a demonstration against racial discrimination in the United States and around the world. Though the boycott never materialized, Edwards's ideas struck a chord with athletes and incited African American Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos to protest by raising their black-gloved fists on the podium after receiving their medals.Sidelined draws upon a wide range of historical materials and more than forty oral histories with athletes 
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Civil rights movements
African Americans
African American athletes
African American athletes
African American athletes
Sports
Discrimination in sports