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When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide

Black Athletes at Byu and Beyond

  • Paperback
  • 228 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

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When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide tells the story of Brandon Davies' dismissal from Brigham Young University's NCAA playoff basketball team to illustrate the thorny intersection of religion, race, and sport at BYU and beyond. Author Darron T. Smith analyzes the athletes dismissed through BYU's honor code violations and suggests that they are disproportionately African American, which has troubling implications. He ties these dismissals to the complicated history of negative views towards African Americans in the LDS faith. These honor code dismissals elucidate the challenges facing black athletes at predominantly white institutions. Weaving together the history of the black athlete in America and the experience of blackness in Mormon theology, When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide offers a timely and powerful analysis of the challenges facing African American athletes in the NCAA today.
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  • Title

    When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide

  • Author

    Darron T. Smith

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

  • Published

    November 2016

  • Weight

    318g

  • Page Count

    228

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781442217898

  • ISBN-10

    1442217898

  • Eden Code

    4499683

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