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Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests
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Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their Aftermath Paperback - 2004

by Hartmann, Douglas

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  • Title Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their Aftermath
  • Author Hartmann, Douglas
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 344
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-01-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0226318567
  • ISBN 9780226318561 / 0226318567
  • Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 6.68 x 0.79 in (21.59 x 16.97 x 2.01 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Mexican
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Race relations - History -, African American athletes - Political
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003010932
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.48

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From the rear cover

Ever since 1968 a single iconic image of race in American sport has remained indelibly etched on our collective memory: sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos accepting medals at the Mexico City Olympics with their black-gloved fists raised and heads bowed. But what inspired their protest? What happened after they stepped down from the podium? And how did their gesture impact racial inequalities?

Drawing on extensive archival research and newly gathered oral histories, Douglas Hartmann sets out to answer these questions, reconsidering this pivotal event in the history of American sport. He places Smith and Carlos within the broader context of the civil rights movement and the controversial revolt of the black athlete. Although the movement drew widespread criticism, it also led to fundamental reforms in the organizational structure of American amateur athletics. Moving from historical narrative to cultural analysis, Hartmann explores what we can learn about the complex relations between race and sport in contemporary America from this episode and its aftermath.

About the author

Douglas Hartmann is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota. He is coauthor of Ethnicity and Race: Making Identities in a Changing World.