Frank Andre Guridy
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
Description
"The story of Texas's impact on American sports culture during the civil rights and second-wave feminist movements, offering a new understanding of sports and society in the state and the nation as a whole"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Stadiums are monuments to recreation, sports, and pleasure. Yet from the earliest ballparks to the present, stadiums have also functioned as public squares. Politicians have used them to cultivate loyalty to the status quo, while activists and athletes have used them for anti-fascist rallies, Black Power demonstrations, feminist protests, and much more. In this book, historian Frank Guridy recounts the contested history of play, protest, and politics...
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