Benching Jim Crow : the rise and fall of the color line in southern college sports, 1890-1980 / Charles H. Martin

Author: Martin, Charles H., 1945-
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2010]
Copyright Date: ©2010
Physical Description: xxiv, 374 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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Sport and society

Contents

Introduction : the strange athletic career of Jim Crow -- White supremacy and American college sports : the rise of the Gentleman's Agreement, 1890-1929 -- "Fair play" versus white supremacy : the Gentleman's Agreement under attack, 1929-45 -- "Massive resistance" and the fall of the color line, 1945-65 -- Cracks in the solid South : Texas Western College abandons Jim Crow -- Hold that (Mason-Dixon) line : the Atlantic coast conference and football -- "Two at home and three on the road" : the Atlantic coast conference and basketball -- The eyes of Texas are (not) upon you : the Southwest conference and football -- From exclusion to prominence : the Southeastern conference and basketball -- The "final citadel of segregation" : the Southeastern conference and football -- Conclusion : the accomplishments and limitations of athletic integration.

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9780252035517 (cloth : alk. paper)
0252035518 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780252077500 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0252077504 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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