The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter

Publisher’s Weekly: This insightful debut from Anderson, a communications professor at Loyola Marymount University, examines the relationship between Black athletes and the quest for social justice. Chronicling the highs and lows of “athlete activism,” Anderson explores Jackie Robinson’s integration of Major League Baseball in 1947, Muhammad Ali’s 1967 refusal to serve in Vietnam, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s decision to boycott the 1968 Olympics in protest of racism in the U.S.

Source: Publisher’s Weekly
The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter