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This collection of six essays on race, sports and society by essayist and cultural critic Gerald Early examines the manner in which sports, and especially love and or loathing of Black athletes serves as a metaphor for larger cultural discussions on race. Essays discuss such topics as, Curt Flood and the image of baseball, the Donovan McNabb/Rush Limbaugh controversy, and integration, Black heroism and the meaning of Jackie Robinson. Early is currently a professor of African American studies and social sciences at Washington University, St. Louis. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
