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2020

Format:	Book
Author:	Doeden, Matt, author.
Title:	More than a game : race, gender, and politics in sports / Matt Doeden.
Publisher, Date:	Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2020] ©2020
Description:	64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary:	"This book explores controversies in sports, including black boxer Jack Johnson, Jessie Owens in the 1936 Olympics, Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, #MeToo and the US gymnastics team, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note:	Age 10-18. Grade 7-8.
Subjects:	Racism in sports -- United States -- Juvenile literature. Sex discrimination in sports -- United States -- Juvenile literature. Sports and state -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Genre:	Informational works. Informational works.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.
Contents:	Taking a knee -- From the great white hope to black lives matter: sports and race -- Equal rights, equal opportunities: gender and sexuality in sports -- Patriotism and protest: sports and war -- Sports culture.
LCCN:	2018047656
ISBN:	9781541540941 1541540948 * 9781541562622
Other Number:	1082326552
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	845249
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Call Number:	j 796.08 Doeden

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