{"product_id":"integrating-the-gridiron-black-civil-rights-and-american-college-football-9780813549972","title":"Integrating the Gridiron: Black Civil Rights and American College Football","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven the most casual sports fans celebrate the achievements of professional athletes  among them Jackie Robinson  Muhammad Ali  and Joe Louis. Yet before and after these heroes staked a claim for African Americans in professional sports  dozens of college athletes asserted their own civil rights on the amateur playing field  and continue to do so today.  Integrating the Gridiron  the first book devoted to exploring the racial politics of college athletics  examines the history of African Americans on predominantly white college football teams from the nineteenth century through today. Lane Demas compares the acceptance and treatment of black student athletes by presenting compelling stories of those who integrated teams nationwide  and illuminates race relations in a number of regions  including the South  Midwest  West Coast  and Northeast. Focused case studies examine the University of California  Los Angeles in the late 1930s; integrated football in the Midwest and the 1951 Johnny Bright incident; the southern response to black players and the 1955 integration of the Sugar Bowl; and black protest in college football and the 1969 University of Wyoming \"Black 14.\" Each of these issues drew national media attention and transcended the world of sports  revealing how fansand non-fansused college football to shape their understanding of the larger civil rights movement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648277143605,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813549973","price":33.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813549972.jpg?v=1781715358","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/integrating-the-gridiron-black-civil-rights-and-american-college-football-9780813549972","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}