Editor’s Note: “Sport in American History” is excited to cross-post Richard C. Crepeau’s “Sport and Society” column. This post was originally published on February 20, 2018. A full archive of his Crepeau’s columns can be found by clicking here. By Richard C. Crepeau At any Olympic Games there are constants and surprises and the ongoing Winter Olympics is no…
Editor’s Note: “Sport in American History” is excited to cross-post Richard C. Crepeau’s “Sport and Society” column. This post was originally published on February 18, 2018. A full archive of his Crepeau’s columns can be found by clicking here. By Richard C. Crepeau Other than the World Series, this is my favorite two weeks in sport, and among all…
Moore, Louis. I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915. Sport and Society Series. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2017. Pp240. Notes, index, images. $27.95 (paper). Reviewed by Andrew R.M. Smith My favorite story about Sam Langford involves a large wager and a good size mule. Some white men bet…
Editor’s Note: “Sport in American History” is excited to cross-post Richard C. Crepeau’s “Sport and Society” column. This post was originally published on February 7, 2018. A full archive of his Crepeau’s columns can be found by clicking here. By Richard C. Crepeau It is the “Bold North.” The “Frozen Tundra” has been jettisoned and the “Bold North” is…
Congdon, Lee. Legendary Sports Writers of the Golden Age. Rowman and Littlefield, 2017. Reviewed by Leslie Heaphy In Legendary Sports Writers of the Golden Age, Author Lee Congdon introduces the reader to four significant sports writers who began their careers in the 1920s and 1930s. Long considered the Golden Age of Sports for the athletes…
Edwards, Harry. The Revolt of the Black Athlete: 50th Anniversary Edition. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2017. Pp. 232. Appendices, Index. $29.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Kristy McCray “There can be no ‘for sale’ sign, no price tag on principles, human dignity, and freedom.” (p. viii) In 1968, Harry Edwards published The Revolt of the…
Editor’s Note: “Sport in American History” is excited to cross-post Richard C. Crepeau’s “Sport and Society” column. This post was originally published on February 2, 2018. A full archive of his Crepeau’s columns can be found by clicking here. By Richard C. Crepeau The calendar has turned over another year. The winter solstice has passed. The holiday season is…
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