It Was Always a Choice: Picking Up the Baton of Athlete Activism

by David Steele

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The recent flashpoint of Colin Kaepernick taking a knee renews a long tradition of athlete-activists speaking out against racism, injustice, and oppression. Like Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson, Muhammad Ali, Bill Russell, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos--among many others, of all races, male and female, pro and amateur--all made the choice to take a side to command public awareness and attention rather than "shut up and play," as O. J...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1439921733

ISBN13:9781439921739

Release Date:July 2022

Publisher:Temple University Press

Length:200 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.4"

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