Smashing Barriers: Race and Sport in the New Millenium

Author/Contributor(s):	Lapchick, Richard
Publisher:	Madison Books
Date:	9/25/2001
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Filled with stories about sports figures like Muhammad Ali, Roberto Clemente, Tony Elliot, Tiger Woods, and Venus and Serena Williams, this new edition describes the changing face of diversity in sport (the growing numbers of Latino and female college and professional athletes). He addresses the value of youth athletic programs; the dangers of new racial stereotypes; and the importance of educating athletes to better balance sports and education fame and social responsibility.