Racism in Sports

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A Bible in my Hands
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A Bible in my Hands

From: On Account of Darkness

This chapter focuses on Indigenous history, colonization, and anti-Indigenous racism in sports. Particular focus is put on Lacrosse. 13 $1.30 Add
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A Final Word

A Final Word

From: The Skin I'm In

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A Parade for Fergie
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A Parade for Fergie

From: On Account of Darkness

This chapter focuses on Chatham’s local hero Fergie Jenkins and other Black athletes’ experiences with adversity and racism throughout their athletic careers. 9 $0.90 Add
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A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face Topsy

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the meanings of the made-for-TV movie version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. 12 $1.20 Add
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“A Realm of Monuments and Water”

“A Realm of Monuments and Water”

Lorde-ian Erotics and Shange’s African Diaspora Cosmopolitanism

From: Black Geographies

The continued influence of oppressive “narratives of the past” sheds light on a benefit of African Diaspora Cosmopolitanism: it offers ways of defining concepts such as … 17 $1.70 Add
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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

From: Game Misconduct

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Advertising Black Buddies

Advertising Black Buddies

From: Uncle

This chapter explores the career of Michael Jordan, who Thompson suggests was used to sell white America not just consumer products, but also a squeaky-clean image of Black masculinity. 9 $0.90 Add
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Amos 'n' Andy

Amos ‘n’ Andy

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the role of radio in perpetuating caricatures of Blackness. 5 $0.50 Add
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Appendix

Appendix

Letter from the Rastafari Community of Shashamane to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, June 27, 2001

See chapter 2, p..

From: Black Geographies

A letter to the UN concerning Shashamane, the land granted by Haile Selassie in 1931 to members of the African diaspora who wished to return to Africa. This land grant, originally 500 hectares of … 2 $0.20 Add
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Asians and Affirmative Action on Campus

Asians and Affirmative Action on Campus

An Historical Canada-US Comparison

From: “Too Asian”?

At its heart, the “Too Asian” controversy is about weighing the benefits to the community against the rights of the individual. That balancing act extends far beyond the campus, and … 12 $1.20 Add
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Aunt Jemima in Chicago

Aunt Jemima in Chicago

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the meaning of Uncle Tom within the context of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Here, Thompson suggests, Americans became increasingly obsessed … 6 $0.60 Add
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Back in the Game
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Back in the Game

From: On Account of Darkness

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 … 15 $1.50 Add
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Barack Obama and the Paradox of Black Political Power

Barack Obama and the Paradox of Black Political Power

From: Uncle

This chapter examines the career of Barack Obama, whose presidential campaign was marked by accusations of disloyalty to the Black community. 16 $1.60 Add
Black Geographies

Black Geographies

and the Politics of Place

Black Geographies and the Politics of Place is an interdisciplinary collection of essays in black geographic theory. Fourteen authors address specific geographic sites and develop their … 272 View
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Blacks in Sport

Blacks in Sport

From: The Skin I'm In

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Canadian multiculturalism and its nationalisms

Canadian multiculturalism and its nationalisms

From: Home and Native Land

Argues the importance for Canadian scholars of noting the roots of at least some aspects of multicultural discursive practice in the United States. In the U.S., the discourse and even the … 19 $1.90 Add