Showdown JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins

Name: Showdown JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins
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ISBN: 9780807000823

ISBN-10: 0807000825

ISBN-13: 9780807000823

Edition: 2012

Authors: Thomas Smith

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A classic NFL/civil rights story—the showdown between the Washington Redskins and the Kennedy White House InShowdown,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.

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 9/4/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.99" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Prologue: "Redskins Told: Integrate or Else"



Boston Beginnings



Out of Bounds



The Redskins March



Leveling the Field



The Washington Whiteskins



The Owner, the Journalist, and the Hustler



The Black Blitz



The New Frontier



Showdown



Hail Victory



Running Out the Clock


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes on Sources


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index