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RACE AND ETHNICITY / ETHNIC STUDIES

FORTHCOMING FORTHCOMING Harlem

Bury My Heart We Will Win the Day The Crucible of Modern
in a Free Land The Civil Rights Movement, African American Culture

Black Women Intellectuals the Black Athlete, and the LIONEL C. BASCOM
in Modern U.S. History Quest for Equality
HETTIE V. WILLIAMS, EDITOR LOUIS MOORE

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This a solid discussion of these
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between what was known
Covering the history and contributions This exceedingly timely book looks at the as the Harlem Renaissance
of black women intellectuals from the history of black activist athletes and the and the activism of the 1960s.
late 19th century to the present, this important role of the black community Recommended. ”
book highlights individuals who are in making sure fair play existed, not only —Choice, July 1, 2017
often overlooked in the study of the in sports, but across U.S. society.
American intellectual tradition. Focusing on the contributions of civic
FEATURES reformers and political architects who
FEATURES • Offers the first significant synthesis arrived in New York in the early decades
• Represents a standout volume on the covering the black athlete and the of the 20th century, this book explores
subject of black women intellectuals Civil Rights Movement the wide array of sweeping social
in modern U.S. history that covers • Provides a history of activist African reforms and radical racial demands first
figures from the late 19th century to American athletes, examining the conceived of and planned in Harlem
the present central role the black athlete and
• Includes well-known individuals, such sports played in shaping America’s that transformed African Americans into
self-aware U.S. citizens for the first time
as Ida B. Wells and Toni Morrison, as democracy from 1945 through the
well as lesser-known black women late 1960s in history.
intellectuals, such as Wanda Coleman • Discusses the role the black press FEATURES
• Provides contributions from various and the black community played in • Provides an intriguing reexamination
experts in the field integrating sports of the Harlem Renaissance period that
posits that it began earlier than most
general histories of the period suggest
HETTIE V. WILLIAMS is lecturer LOUIS MOORE is associate professor and lasted well into the 1960s
of African American history in of history at Grand Valley State
the Department of History and University, where he teaches African
Anthropology at Monmouth University. American history, civil rights, sports, LIONEL C. BASCOM is professor in
and U.S. history.
the Department of Writing, Linguistics,
and the Creative Process at Western
Connecticut State University in
Danbury, CT.

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