Occupational Apartheid and the Plantation System in American Sports: The Problems, the Consequences and the Response
Harry Edwards
Thursday, 09 Feb 1989 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Harry Edwards is associate professor of Sociology at University of California, Berkeley. He is a consultant to the San Francisco's 49er's and the Golden State Warriors, and special assistant to the commissioner of baseball. In 1968, he helped plan the protest of black athletes at the Mexico City Olympics. His books include:The Struggle That Must Be, Sociology of Sports, Black Students, and The Revolt of the Black Athlete.Part of the National Affairs Series.
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