Pinkney charles (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 40 pages. 10.50x10.00x0.25 inches. In Stock. Pinkney, Brian (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 40 pages. 10.50x10.00x0.25 inches. In Stock. Pinkney, Brian (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 40 pages. 10.50x10.00x0.25 inches. In Stock. Pinkney, Brian (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

SAL. Zustand: Brand New. 40 pages. 11.25x10.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. Pinkney, Brian (illustrator).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In an era when black athletes are commonly compared to the African slaves, Dr. Pinckney attempts to draw a connection to William Rhoden's 'Forty Million Dollar Slaves' and Harry Edward's earlier work about the black athletes' integration and segregation issues. Furthermore, this book is an attempt to chronicle the past and current history of blacks in sports. This book reads like a hybrid book-part history, part sociology, and part current issues. Dr. Pinckney captures the rise and slow decline of segregation in college and professional athletics. Dr. Pinckney examines how social and political forces imposed policies of racism, and explains the social forces that eventually forced blacks and historical black colleges and universities to accept second class-segregated competition. By some accounts five hundred years ago, our African ancestors were running from the slave catcher and slave ships to avoid slavery; however, today the descendants of slaves are still running. In fact, they are running, jumping, shooting baskets, and catching odd-shaped balls for their masters. Sporting events such as track and field, football, and basketball are mainly dominated by blacks. On any given Saturday afternoon at majority-white institutions, the black athlete can be found entertaining not only their immediate white master, but their white masters in terms of the disproportionate number of white fans, including faculty, staff, and college administrators. This in itself has predated far too many black athletes to slavery and the conditions of modern-day slavery at the hand of athletics. Truly, sports in America today as we know it has psychologically damaged the black athlete. …

Gebunden. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorDr. Charles Pinckney is a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Livingstone College. He was appointed to the position of NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative in 2007. He is a former member.