LEADER 00000cam a2200793Ii 4500 001 ocn863626910 005 20170202114628.3 006 m o d 007 cr mn||||||||| 008 131121t20062006nyu ob 001 0 eng d 019 869555141 020 9780307565747|q(electronic bk.) 020 0307565742|q(electronic bk.) 028 01 EB00153185|bRecorded Books 035 (OCoLC)863626910|z(OCoLC)869555141 037 E0AA9468-3F9C-4626-BED8-E9E7BDB04399|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 TEFOD|beng|erda|epn|cTEFOD|dTEFOD|dN$T|dOCLCO|dOCLCF |dYDXCP|dRECBK|dTEFOD|dOCLCQ|dOSU|dUtOrBLW 043 n-us--- 049 BKLA 072 7 SPO|x068000|2bisacsh 072 7 SPO|x012000|2bisacsh 072 7 SPO|x019000|2bisacsh 072 7 GAM|x004050|2bisacsh 072 7 SPO|x033000|2bisacsh 072 7 TRV|x026080|2bisacsh 082 04 796/.08996073|223 099 eBOOK 100 1 Rhoden, William C. 245 10 $40 million slaves :|bthe rise, fall, and redemption of the black athlete /|cWilliam C. Rhoden. 246 3 Forty million dollar slaves 246 3 40 million dollar slaves 264 1 New York [New York] :|bThree Rivers Press,|c2006. 264 4 |c©2006 300 1 online resource (xiii, 286 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278) and index. 505 0 The race begins : the dilemma of illusion -- The plantation : the dilemma of physical bondage -- The jockey syndrome : the dilemma of exclusion -- The Negro leagues : the dilemma of myopia -- Integration : the dilemma of inclusion without power -- Style : the dilemma of appropriation -- The conveyor belt : the dilemma of alienation -- The river Jordan : the dilemma of neutrality -- Ain't I a woman? : the dilemma of the double burden -- The $40 million dollar slave : the dilemma of wealth without control -- The one who got away? : the dilemma of ownership. 520 From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics admired and stratospheric earnings envied. But for all their money, fame, and achievement, says New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden, black athletes still find themselves on the periphery of true power in the multibillion-dollar industry their talent built. Provocative and controversial, Rhoden's $40 Million Slaves weaves a compelling narrative of black athletes in the United States, from the plantation to their beginnings in nineteenth-century boxing rings to the history-making accomplishments of notable figures such as Jesse Owens, Althea Gibson, and Willie Mays. Rhoden reveals that black athletes' "evolution" has merely been a journey from literal plantations'where sports were introduced as diversions to quell revolutionary stirrings'to today's figurative ones, in the form of collegiate and professional sports programs. He details the "conveyor belt" that brings kids from inner cities and small towns to big-time programs, where they're cut off from their roots and exploited by team owners, sports agents, and the media. He also sets his sights on athletes like Michael Jordan, who he says have abdicated their responsibility to the community with an apathy that borders on treason. The power black athletes have today is as limited as when masters forced their slaves to race and fight. The primary difference is, today's shackles are often the athletes' own making. 588 Description based on print version record. 650 0 African American athletes|xHistory. 650 0 Sports|zUnited States|xHistory. 650 0 Discrimination in sports|zUnited States|xHistory. 650 0 African American athletes|xSocial conditions. 650 4 Recreation. 650 7 GAMES|xGambling|xSports.|2bisacsh 650 7 SPORTS & RECREATION|xBusiness Aspects.|2bisacsh 650 7 SPORTS & RECREATION|xEssays.|2bisacsh 650 7 SPORTS & RECREATION|xHistory.|2bisacsh 650 7 SPORTS & RECREATION|xReference.|2bisacsh 650 7 TRAVEL|xSpecial Interest|xSports.|2bisacsh 650 7 African American athletes.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00799025 650 7 African American athletes|xSocial conditions.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00799026 650 7 Discrimination in sports.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00895130 650 7 Sports.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01130432 651 7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 655 0 Electronic books. 655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 710 2 OverDrive, Inc. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aRhoden, William C.|t$40 million slaves. |b1st ed.|dNew York : Crown Publishers, c2006|z0609601202 |w(DLC) 2005034952|w(OCoLC)62430822 856 4 |3Excerpt|uhttps://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=E0AA9468- 3F9C-4626-BED8-E9E7BDB04399&.epub-sample.overdrive.com 856 4 |3Image|uhttp://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/ 0111-1/{E0AA9468-3F9C-4626-BED8-E9E7BDB04399}Img100.jpg 856 40 |uhttp://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=89&titleID=311875 |zAn electronic book accessible online 948 MARS