The Skin I'm In
Subtitle: Racism, Sports and Education
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing Co., Ltd.
Published: September 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781552660171
Subjects: Education / Teaching; Canada; Education; General; Discrimination & Racism; Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations; Athletes, Black; African American athletes; African Americans
Description: This book discusses the role that sport participation plays in the lives of Black male high school students. As a former professional athlete himself, the author brings a first hand personal quality to this study. As an educator he strived to counteract the problems associated with students who place sport participation ahead of academic achievement. Dr. Spence also seeks to educate educators to fight against inequality and racism in mainstream eucation and all of us to fight injustice in society.