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Author Blake, James, 1979- author.

Title Ways of grace : stories of activism, adversity, and how sports can bring us together / James Blake with Carol Taylor. [Boundless electronic resource]

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (240 pages)
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Contents Introduction: Mistaken identity -- Early trailblazers: accidental activists -- Changing the game: the unifying power of sports -- You run like a girl: gender biases in sports -- Shut up and play: the impetus and social ramifications of sports activism -- More than just a game: sometimes the end justifies the means -- A personal choice: the athlete as activist -- Epilogue: the power of protest.
Summary "In Ways of Grace he reflects on his experiences and explores those of other sports stars and public figures who have not only overcome adversity, but have used them to unite rather than divide"--Amazon.
A collection of stories reveals how small acts of grace from across the sports world have confronted hatred, bigotry, and injustice with virtue to bridge cultural and racial divides.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-231) and index.
System Details Requires Boundless App.
Subject Sports and society -- History.
Sports -- Social aspects.
Sports -- Psychological aspects.
Discrimination in sports.
Sports -- Political aspects.
Sports -- Political aspects.
Genre Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Taylor, Carol, author.
Other Form: Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Blake, James, 1979- Ways of grace New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] 9780062354525 (NjBwBT)bl2017026031 (OCoLC)960717786
ISBN 9780062354549 : $26.99
006235454X : $26.99
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