In black and white
Subtitle: race and sports in America
By: Kenneth L. Shropshire ; foreword by Kellen Winslow.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Discrimination in sports -- United States; Racism -- United States; African Americans -- Sports; Racism in sports
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-203) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the realities of racism and discrimination in America; title: The roots of racism and discrimination in sports; title: Sitting in with the "good old boys" : ownership; title: The front office and anti-discrimination law; title: "Fear of a black planet" : the front office; title: Color-blind propositions : the collegiate ranks; title: "The white man's ice is colder, his sugar sweeter, his water wetter, his medicine better" : sports agents; title: The next millennium.