Showdown: JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins
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Book Details
Author(s)
Smith, Thomas
Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN / ASIN
0807000825
ISBN-13
9780807000823
Category
Political Science
Marketplace
France 🇫🇷
Description
A classic NFL/civil rights story—the showdown between the Washington Redskins and the Kennedy White House
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In Showdown, sports historian Thomas G. Smith captures a striking moment, one that held sweeping implications not only for one team’s racist policy but also for a sharply segregated city and for the nation as a whole. Part sports history, part civil rights story, this compelling and untold narrative serves as a powerful lens onto racism in sport, illustrating how, in microcosm, the fight to desegregate the Redskins was part of a wider struggle against racial injustice in America.
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In Showdown, sports historian Thomas G. Smith captures a striking moment, one that held sweeping implications not only for one team’s racist policy but also for a sharply segregated city and for the nation as a whole. Part sports history, part civil rights story, this compelling and untold narrative serves as a powerful lens onto racism in sport, illustrating how, in microcosm, the fight to desegregate the Redskins was part of a wider struggle against racial injustice in America.
