Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports And Why We're Afraid To Talk About ItPublicAffairs, 5 авг. 2008 г. - Всего страниц: 352 In virtually every sport in which they are given opportunity to compete, people of African descent dominate. East Africans own every distance running record. Professional sports in the Americas are dominated by men and women of West African descent. Why have blacks come to dominate sports? Are they somehow physically better? And why are we so uncomfortable when we discuss this? Drawing on the latest scientific research, journalist Jon Entine makes an irrefutable case for black athletic superiority. We learn how scientists have used numerous, bogus "scientific" methods to prove that blacks were either more or less superior physically, and how racist scientists have often equated physical prowess with intellectual deficiency. Entine recalls the long, hard road to integration, both on the field and in society. And he shows why it isn't just being black that matters—it makes a huge difference as to where in Africa your ancestors are from.Equal parts sports, science and examination of why this topic is so sensitive, Taboois a book that will spark national debate. |
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... meters to the marathon? Running is truly the most international of sports. Athletes face with the lowest social and economic barriers. Let's look at Kenya, a tiny country in East Africa that has carved out a reputation as one of the ...
... meters to the marathon? Running is truly the most international of sports. Athletes face with the lowest social and economic barriers. Let's look at Kenya, a tiny country in East Africa that has carved out a reputation as one of the ...
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... meters could trace their primary ancestry to West Africa. And consider this: while the qualifying time for the men's 100 meters was 10.6 seconds, pokey by modern standards, one of the world's historical running meccas, Finland, could ...
... meters could trace their primary ancestry to West Africa. And consider this: while the qualifying time for the men's 100 meters was 10.6 seconds, pokey by modern standards, one of the world's historical running meccas, Finland, could ...
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... meters—10.28 seconds—ranks somewhere near 5,000 on the all-time list. Genes may not determine who are the world's best runners, but they do circumscribe possibility. “The basis for the success of black runners is in the genes,” asserted ...
... meters—10.28 seconds—ranks somewhere near 5,000 on the all-time list. Genes may not determine who are the world's best runners, but they do circumscribe possibility. “The basis for the success of black runners is in the genes,” asserted ...
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... meters dash (or 400 meters for that matter) of African origin? Over two decades ago, in 1978, the eminent Harvard University sociologist William J. Wilson was lambasted by his peers—both African American and White—for writing a book ...
... meters dash (or 400 meters for that matter) of African origin? Over two decades ago, in 1978, the eminent Harvard University sociologist William J. Wilson was lambasted by his peers—both African American and White—for writing a book ...
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... meter dash. It showed only the athletes' feet, wearing Nike, Adidas, and Puma running shoes. In viewing such a picture I often wonder: “Why are all the feet black?" Anyone seriously interested in knowing about the "double-edged sword ...
... meter dash. It showed only the athletes' feet, wearing Nike, Adidas, and Puma running shoes. In viewing such a picture I often wonder: “Why are all the feet black?" Anyone seriously interested in knowing about the "double-edged sword ...
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