Sports

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! A Bible in my Hands From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter focuses on Indigenous history, colonization, and anti-Indigenous racism in sports. Particular focus is put on Lacrosse.	Ian Kennedy	13	2022	$1.30 Add
From NEW! A Parade for Fergie From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter focuses on Chatham’s local hero Fergie Jenkins and other Black athletes’ experiences with adversity and racism throughout their athletic careers.	Ian Kennedy	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Back in the Game From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter is about Indigenous experiences in sports, Indigenous women’s involvement in sports specifically, and gender norms. It discusses how Indigenous women have taken part in the …	Ian Kennedy	15	2022	$1.50 Add
From Chocolate Rocket From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket View Formac Publishing	His years playing with the Maisonneuve Braves, his nickname "the chocolate rocket", the development of an illness, encounters with Maurice Richard	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	16	2014	$1.60 Add
From Crossroads From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket View Formac Publishing	Meeting Whitney Houston, some career crossroads, further experiences with the knights	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	18	2014	$1.80 Add
From Curry’s Corner From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket View Formac Publishing	Describes his childhood, growing up in windsor Nova Scotia in the 1940s and 1950s	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	17	2014	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Double Play From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter explores the experiences of non-white women (Black, Indigenous, Japanese Canadian, and others) in sports in Canada.	Ian Kennedy	11	2022	$1.10 Add
From NEW! From Archie to Gene From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter continues to explore racism faced by Black athletes in various sports throughout history and today.	Ian Kennedy	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Homecomings From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter reiterates the depth of scars left behind by colonialism and the residential school system on Indigenous communities, scars left behind by Japanese Canadian internment and …	Ian Kennedy	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From Introduction From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket View Formac Publishing	A brief introduction to himself and six facts about him to keep in mind through the rest of the book	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	4	2014	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: On Account of Darkness View twp	Introduction to the book. The author calls himself a collector, a researcher, and a preservationist of many untold stories in sport, and thanks those who trusted him with their stories.	Ian Kennedy	7	2022	$0.70 Add
From NEW! It Was Never Our Game From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter tells the story of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and further explores Black history and Black peoples’ experiences in sports. Various stories are recounted.	Ian Kennedy	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Jump Jim Crowe From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter focuses on the community of Dresden and systemic racism in this community and others in Southern Ontario, and the experiences of Black athletes here.	Ian Kennedy	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From Last Chance From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket View Formac Publishing	His time in Knoxville	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	16	2014	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Learning to Play Ball From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter tells the story of Pliney Stonefish– an Indigenous man from Delaware Nation and avid baseball fan– and the all-Indigenous baseball team from Delaware Nation. The 20th …	Ian Kennedy	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From Macon Whoopee From: They Called Me Chocolate Rocket View Formac Publishing	His time with the Macon Whoopee, promotion of Hockey in the American South	John Paris Jr.; Robert Ashe	15	2014	$1.50 Add