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The Heritage by Howard Bryant Book Summary
Following in the footsteps of Robeson, Ali, Robinson and others, today’s Black athletes re-engage with social issues and the meaning of American patriotism
Named a best book of 2018 by Library Journal
It used to be that politics and sports were as separate from one another as church and state. The ballfield was an escape from the world’s worst problems, top athletes were treated like heroes, and cheering for the home team was as easy and innocent as hot dogs and beer. “No news on the sports page” was a governing principle in newsrooms.
That was then.
Today, sports arenas have been transformed into staging grounds for American patriotism and the hero worship of law enforcement. Teams wear camouflage jerseys to honor those who serve; police officers throw out first pitches; soldiers surprise their families with homecomings at halftime. Sports and politics are decidedly entwined.
But as journalist Howard Bryant reveals, this has always been more complicated for black athletes, who from the start, were committing a political act simply by being on the field. In fact, among all black employees in twentieth-century America, perhaps no other group had more outsized influence and power than ballplayers. The immense social responsibilities that came with the role is part of the black athletic heritage. It is a heritage built by the influence of the superstardom and radical politics of Paul Robeson, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos through the 1960s; undermined by apolitical, corporate-friendly “transcenders of race,” O. J. Simpson, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods in the following decades; and reclaimed today by the likes of LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick, and Carmelo Anthony.
The Heritage is the story of the rise, fall, and fervent return of the athlete-activist. Through deep research and interviews with some of sports’ best-known stars—including Kaepernick, David Ortiz, Charles Barkley, and Chris Webber—as well as members of law enforcement and the military, Bryant details the collision of post-9/11 sports in America and the politically engaged post-Ferguson black athlete.
Book Name | The Heritage |
Genre | Sports & Outdoors |
Author | Howard Bryant |
Published | 08 May 2018, Tuesday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 1.97 MB |
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Heritage. For those Paul Robeson fans Bryant shares great facts and stories of the great Lawyer, Actor and athletic contributions of a genius before acceptance by white america.
Necessary Read. Hands down, one of the best non fiction books of 2018. Howard Bryant does an incredible job of tracing the beginnings of sports as a political platform for African Americans. He also shines a light on the unfortunate realities of the political environment in sports. This isn’t a book about football, it’s a book about American history, and it is SUPERB!
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The The Heritage book written by Howard Bryant was published on 08 May 2018, Tuesday in the Sports & Outdoors category. A total of 99 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.
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