{"product_id":"9780814774953-outside-the-lines","title":"Outside the Lines","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrican Americans and the Integration of the National Football League\u003cbr\u003eIn American football, seven out of ten players are black, but few are fully aware of the struggle to achieve equal rights. This text examines how sports laid a foundation for social change by integrating black and white athletes in the National Football League.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the often overlooked role of the NFL in the American civil rights movement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatching a football game on a Sunday evening, most sports fans do not realize the profound impact the National Football League had on the civil rights movement. Similarly, in a sport where seven out of ten players are Black, few are fully aware of the history and contributions of their athletic forebears. Among the touchdowns and tackles lies a rich history of African American life and the struggle to achieve equal rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside the Lines\u003c\/i\u003e traces how football laid a foundation for social change long before the judicial system formally recognized the inequalities of racial separation. Integrating teams to include white and Black athletes alike fifty years before the reversal of Plessy v Ferguson, the National Football League served as a microcosmic fishbowl of the highs and lows—the trials and triumphs—of racial integration. In this chronicle of the important stories of Black NFL athletes in the early twentieth century, Charles K. Ross has given us an important insight into the role of sports in the fight for racial justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55210623762806,"sku":"9780814774953","price":130.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_10979341_19686715_20241209052824.jpg?v=1738240221","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780814774953-outside-the-lines","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}