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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. PART I. Leveling the Playing Field
  6. 1. When Worlds Collide: Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson, Harry Truman, and the Korean War 23
  7. 2. Curt Flood, Gratitude, and the Image of Baseball 70
  8. 3. Donovan McNabb, Rush Limbaugh, and the Making of the Black Quarterback 110
  9. PART II. Heroism and the Republic of Sports
  10. 4. American Integration, Black Heroism, and the Meaning of Jackie Robinson 169
  11. 5. Performance and Reality: Race, Sports, and the Modern World 185
  12. 6. Where Have We Gone, Mr. Robinson? 225
  13. Notes 231
A Level Playing Field
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https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674060869.c8

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. PART I. Leveling the Playing Field
  6. 1. When Worlds Collide: Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson, Harry Truman, and the Korean War 23
  7. 2. Curt Flood, Gratitude, and the Image of Baseball 70
  8. 3. Donovan McNabb, Rush Limbaugh, and the Making of the Black Quarterback 110
  9. PART II. Heroism and the Republic of Sports
  10. 4. American Integration, Black Heroism, and the Meaning of Jackie Robinson 169
  11. 5. Performance and Reality: Race, Sports, and the Modern World 185
  12. 6. Where Have We Gone, Mr. Robinson? 225
  13. Notes 231
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