"Political bodies" by Nicolas Martin-Breteau
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The podium in the 200 meters of the Mexico Olympics: Tommie Smith (c), Peter Norman (g) and John Carlos (d).
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By: Marie Normand Follow
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The case of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old African-American who was seriously injured by gunshot by a police officer, has sparked a historic game boycott in American sports.
How has sport accompanied or even participated in the struggle of African Americans for civil rights throughout history in the United States?
Marie Normand receives Nicolas Martin-Breteau, historian of the United States and lecturer at the University of Lille.
He publishes Body Politics, Sport in Black Americans' Struggles for Equality Since the Late 19th Century.
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Political circles, sport in the struggles of black Americans for equality since the end of the 19th century
by Nicolas Martin-Breteau is published by EHESS editions.
Cover of Nicolas Martin-Breteau's book.
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