The heritage Black Athletes, a divided America, and the politics of patriotism

"The Heritage is the story of sports post-9/11, once neutral but now embedded with deference toward the military and police, colliding with the political reawakening of the black athlete in post-Ferguson America"--

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Main Author: Bryant, Howard, 1968- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, [2018]
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Summary:"The Heritage is the story of sports post-9/11, once neutral but now embedded with deference toward the military and police, colliding with the political reawakening of the black athlete in post-Ferguson America"--
Physical Description:xv, 272 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807026991
0807026999
Author Notes:Howard Bryant is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine and has served as the sports correspondent for NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday since 2006. He is the author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron ; Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball ; Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston ; and the three-book Legends sports series for middle-grade readers. A two-time Casey Award winner (2003, 2011) for best baseball book of the year, Bryant was also a 2003 finalist for the Society for American Baseball Research Seymour Medal. In 2016, he was a finalist for the National Magazine Award and received the 2016 Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.