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Ways of grace : stories of activism, adversity, and how sports can bring us together / James Blake with Carol Taylor.
- Title
- Ways of grace : stories of activism, adversity, and how sports can bring us together / James Blake with Carol Taylor.
- Author
- Blake, James, 1979-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Amistad, [2017]
- ©2017
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- Additional Authors
- Taylor, Carol (Carol A.)
- Description
- 240 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "In Ways of Grace he reflects on his experiences and explores those of other sports stars and public figures who have not only overcome adversity, but have used them to unite rather than divide"--Amazon.
- Subject
- Sports > Social aspects
- Sports > Political aspects
- Professional athletes > Political activity
- Racism in sports
- Sex discrimination in sports
- Social action
- Political activists
- Sports > History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- SPORTS & RECREATION / History
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Tennis
- Activists > Biography
- Social justice
- African American athletes > Biography
- Women athletes
- Athletes > Biography
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical resources (pages 221-231) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction: Mistaken identity -- Early trailblazers : accidental activists -- Changing the game : the unifying power of sports -- You run like a girl : gender biases in sports -- Shut up and play : the impetus and social ramifications of sports activism -- More than just a game : sometimes the end justifies the means -- A personal choice : the athlete as activist -- Epilogue: The power of protest.
- ISBN
- 9780062354525
- 0062354523
- OCLC
- 991596824
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library