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Blackness is a gift I can give her : on race, community, and black women in hockey / by Hess, R. Renee,Author(DLC)no2024008589;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From the founder of Black Girl Hockey Club, a collection of deeply insightful and piercing essays shedding light on the history of Black excellence in hockey, the future of Black joy within the sport, and the ways we can all do better when it comes to recognizing--and upheaving--systemic and institutionalized racism. Growing up, R. Renee Hess didn't care about hockey. In fact, she was barely aware of it. She was born and raised in Southern California, hardly a hotbed for the game, despite the state having three NHL teams. But, as Hess puts it, she is "a fan of being a fan," and when she found herself stuck in traffic after a Pittsburgh Penguins game, the streets filled with cheers, something sparked within her. Ever since Hess made that discovery, she has been actively trying to bust the myth that "Black folks don't like hockey." In this collection, Hess shares her hockey origin story and how she came to recognize hockey culture's lack of authentic engagement with Black communities, tracing her journey to becoming a true game changer. But, as an academic, Hess knows that her singular viewpoint can't tell the full story, so she reached out to former hockey players, league executives, activists, fans, media, and to the parents and youth shaping the future of the game. We hear directly from players such as Sarah Nurse and Saroya Tinker; from trailblazers like Bernice Carnegie and Kim Davis; and from the collective of Black Girl Hockey Club scholarship awardees and their families, emphasizing the importance of community and support for marginalized players. The result is a hockey book truly unlike any other. With essays that touch on representation and harmful stereotypes, the many nuanced aspects of biracial identity, being the only person of colour in the room, and the virtues of a lively group chat, Blackness Is a Gift I Can Give Her is a love letter to Black women everywhere, as well as a scathing ode to a game that Hess loves, even if it doesn't always love her back.
Subjects: Essays; Hockey; Hockey players, Black.; Women hockey players.; Minorities in sports; Racism in sports; Racism against Black people; Race; African American women athletes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Negro Leagues / by Harris, Duchess.(CARDINAL)494649; Kies, Alex,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In the early 1900s, African Americans faced widespread discrimination. Professional baseball leagues banned Black ballplayers. So African Americans formed their own professional baseball leagues. This book explores the history of these leagues and their legacy today. Includes text, images, and back matter, plus a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index.
Subjects: African American baseball players; Baseball; Discrimination in sports; Minorities in sports; Negro leagues;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Brushing back Jim Crow : the integration of minor-league baseball in the American South / by Adelson, Bruce.(CARDINAL)267446;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275).Ed Charles : parables -- Color lines start to fall : 1951 -- Dramatic developments : 1952 -- Change, tension, resistance : 1953 -- Two different places : 1953 the South Atlantic and Piedmont Leagues -- Resistance! : 1953 the Cotton States League and Birmingham -- A year of decision : 1954 -- The battle is joined : 1955 -- Louisiana's sinful ways : 1956 -- Small towns, big cities : 1956-57 -- The sports ban takes the field : 1957 -- Closing out the 1950s : 1958-59 -- Walls collapse : the 1960s -- Baseball and civil rights.
Subjects: Minor league baseball; African American baseball players; Discrimination in sports;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Southern League : a true story of baseball, civil rights, and the deep South's most compelling pennant race / by Colton, Larry.(CARDINAL)718029;
The story of Alabama's first-ever integrated sports team--the Barons of baseball's Southern League--tracing its 1964 season and the heat of Birmingham and its citizens during a tumultuous year.
Subjects: Birmingham Barons (Baseball team); Southern League; Minor league baseball; Baseball; Discrimination in sports;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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The sports revolution : how Texas changed the culture of American athletics / by Guridy, Frank Andre,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-381) and index.Introduction -- Sports in the shadow of segregation -- Spaceships land in the Texas prairie -- The outlaws -- We've come a long way to Houston -- Labor and lawlessness in Rangerland -- Sexual revolution on the sidelines -- The Greek, the Iceman, and the Bums -- Slammin' and jammin' in Houston -- Conclusion: the revolution undone."The story of Texas's impact on American sports culture during the civil rights and second-wave feminist movements, offering a new understanding of sports and society in the state and the nation as a whole"--
Subjects: Civil rights movements; Feminism and sports; Minorities in sports; Professional sports; Professional sports; Professional sports;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Color blind : the forgotten team that broke baseball's color line / by Dunkel, Tom,author.(CARDINAL)607610;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-345) and index.Preface: Before 42 -- Coming together -- Prairieland of opportunity -- Grasshoppers and hickory sticks -- Birth of a salesman -- Worlds apart -- Over the color line -- Throwing fire -- Showtime -- Nameless dread -- Playing together -- Come and gone -- Feeling the heat -- Marriages and separations -- Cat and moose -- Long rifle rides again -- "A riotous opera of extra-base hits..." -- Tested together -- Little man, big idea -- Gunfight at the cowtown corral -- Big gun -- The Erle of Oklahoma -- Last team standing -- "Plenty of barn room" -- Endings -- Deep smoke winding."During the Great Depression, in drought stricken Bismarck, North Dakota, one of the most improbable teams in the history of baseball was assembled by one of the sport's most unlikely champions. A decade before Jackie Robinson broke into the Major Leagues, car dealer Neil Churchill signed the best players he could find, regardless of race, and fielded an integrated squad that took on all comers in spectacular fashion. When baseball swept America in the years after the Civil War, independent, semipro, and municipal leagues sprouted up everywhere, especially in the large swaths of the country without a Major League team. With civic pride on the line, rivalries were fierce and teams often signed ringers to play alongside the town dentist, the insurance salesman, and the teen prodigy. But nothing could quite compare to Chrysler dealer Neil Churchill's team in Bismarck. Years ahead of his time, Churchill added stars from the Negro Leagues, including Quincy Trouppe, Hilton Smith, Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, and the biggest star of them all, Satchel Paige. Set against the backdrop of the Great Plains and the Great Depression, Color Blind immerses the reader in the wild and wonderful world of independent baseball, with its tough competition and its novelty -- from all-brother teams and a prison team (who only played home games, naturally) to one from a religious commune that sported Old Testament beards. Dunkel traces the rise of the Bismarck squad, and follows them through their ups and downs, focusing on the 1935 season, and the first National Semipro Tournament in Wichita, Kansas." -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Churchill, Neil O.; Paige, Satchel, 1906-1982.; Trouppe, Quincy, 1912-1993.; Smith, Hilton, 1907-1983.; Bismarck Churchills (Baseball team); Baseball teams; Discrimination in sports; Semi-professional baseball; Racism in sports; Minor league baseball; Baseball;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Race and sports : a reference handbook / by Myers, Rachel Laws,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Race and Sports: A Reference Handbook provides a breadth and depth of discussion about minority athletes, coaches, sports journalists, and others in sport in the United States"--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Reference works.; Racism in sports; Discrimination in sports; Sports;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sports in America : opposing viewpoints / by Dudley, William,1964-(CARDINAL)273448;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-255) and index.How do sports affect America's youth? -- How should college athletics be reformed? -- How should professional sports be reformed? -- Is discrimination against minorities a serious problem in sports? -- Is sexism a serious problem in sports? -- Should steroids be banned from sports?
Subjects: Sports; Sports;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Aaron Judge / by Morey, Allan,author.(CARDINAL)673855;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.Power hitter -- Sports star -- College years -- In the minors -- Going pro -- Tall and strong -- In the outfield -- The Judge's Chambers -- A young star -- Just the facts."A photo-illustrated biography for early readers on New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge. Describes his childhood, when he started playing baseball, and how he got to be a power hitter in the MLB. Includes a fact sheet with highlighted accomplishments, table of contents, glossary, books, and websites"--Provided by the publisher.2.1-4.K-3460460LIAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Judge, Aaron, 1992-; Baseball players;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Jim Thorpe: A Biography / by Cook, William A.(CARDINAL)810506;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This narrative of Thorpe's rise and fall in American sports pays particular attention to his time in the major and minor leagues, including his stormy relationship with New York Giants manager John McGraw and baseball's role in stripping Thorpe of his Olympic medals. This profile offers a portrait of one of the most versatile athletes in sports history"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953.; Thorpe, Jim.; Athletes; Athletes; Indian athletes; Quality or Trade Paperback.; Sports;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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