Book
Raise a fist, take a knee : race and the illusion of progress in modern sports / John Feinstein.
"Seventy-five years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line, race is still a central and defining factor of America's professional sports leagues. With an encyclopedic knowledge of professional sports, and shrew cultural criticism, John Feinstein uncovers not just why, but how, pro sports continue to perpetuate racial inequality"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316540933 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvi, 366 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown/ Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Discrimination in sports > United States. Racism in sports > United States. Professional sports > Social aspects > United States. |
John Feinstein is the author of 45 books, including two #1 New York Times bestsellers, A Season on the Brink, and A Good Walk Spoiled. Fourteen of his books are Young Adult mysteries. One of them, Last Shot, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for mystery writing in the Young Adult category. He is a member of five Halls of Fame and currently contributes to The Washington Post; Golf Digest, Golf World and the Black News Channel. He is also the TV color analyst for UMBC basketball.
