Racism in Sports

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Urban Revolutions and the Spaces of Black Radicalism

From: Black Geographies

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Homopoetics

Queer Space and the Black Queer Diaspora

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Jump Jim Crowe

From: On Account of Darkness

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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. 10 $1.00 Add
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Teaching White

Constructing Lawyer Identity in Canadian Law Schools

From: “Too Asian”?

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The colour of poverty

From: Home and Native Land

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Discusses the work of the Colour of Poverty Campaign, born in a legal clinic environment that involved Chinese, Southeast Asian, South Asian, and African communities. It has a mandate to provide … 9 $0.90 Add
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Uncle Tom on the Big Screen

From: Uncle

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This chapter explores the first on-screen depiction of Uncle Tom. He was portrayed by a white actor in blackface in a film made by Thomas Edison. 7 $0.70 Add
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Amos ‘n’ Andy

From: Uncle

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In this chapter, Thompson explores the role of radio in perpetuating caricatures of Blackness. 5 $0.50 Add
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Letter from the Rastafari Community of Shashamane to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, June 27, 2001

See chapter 2, p..

From: Black Geographies

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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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Double Play

From: On Account of Darkness

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This chapter explores the experiences of non-white women (Black, Indigenous, Japanese Canadian, and others) in sports in Canada. 11 $1.10 Add
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Song of the South and Uncle Remus’s Return

From: Uncle

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This chapter explores Song of the South, a 1944 Disney movie that featured Uncle Remus. 12 $1.20 Add
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Sundown Town

From: On Account of Darkness

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This chapter discusses sundown towns and tells the story of football player Rollie Miles and his family and their experiences with racism in Wallaceburg and Edmonton. 10 $1.00 Add
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From Archie to Gene

From: On Account of Darkness

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This chapter continues to explore racism faced by Black athletes in various sports throughout history and today. 14 $1.40 Add
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Uncle Tom’s 1960s Transformation

From: Uncle

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This chapter focuses on the 1950s and 60s, a time of events that would forever define both the civil rights protests and the state-sanctioned violance that followed. During this era, Uncle Tom … 11 $1.10 Add
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Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier

From: Uncle

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In this chapter, Thompson examines the careers of several important Black actors whose characters were not "stranded in cinematic slavery." 8 $0.80 Add
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The International Line

From: On Account of Darkness

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This chapter mainly explores Japanese Canadian experience in sports, mainly hockey. 17 $1.70 Add
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A Parade for Fergie

From: On Account of Darkness

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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