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Informationen zum Autor Billy Hawkins is professor at the University of Georgia in the Department of Kinesiology. He has written numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles and is the author of The New Plantation: Black Athletes and College Athletics (2013).Joseph Cooper is assistant professor at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Educational Leadership (Sport Management Program). He has published several articles that examine the experiences of Black male athletes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.Akilah Carter-Francique is assistant professor at Texas A&M University in the Department of Health and Kinesiology. Her research interests seek to explicate issues in sport and physical activity, education, and health at the intersections of race/ethnicity and gender. J. Kenyatta Cavil is assistant professor at Texas Southern University in the Department of Health and Kinesiology and the coordinator of their Sport Management Program. Cavil has published numerous articles for publications such as College Sporting News, Journal of African American Studies, Journal of Education Foundations, and Global Education Journal. Klappentext This book provides a historical overview of athletics at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the current social educational significance of these athletic programs. It also provides a conceptual framework that contributes to the debate on college athletics and higher education, in general, and athletics at HBCUs, specifically. Zusammenfassung This book provides a historical overview of athletics at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the current social educational significance of these athletic programs. It also provides a conceptual framework that contributes to the debate on college athletics and higher education! in general! and athletics at HBCUs! specifically. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Billy HawkinsSECTION I: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Chapter 1. Examining the Historical Origins of Educating Blacks in the United States: The Evolution of Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesFrankie G. Collins Chapter 2. Early Athletic Experiences at HBCUs: The Creation of ConferencesJ. Kenyatta Cavil SECTION II: THE STUDENT ATHLETE EXPERIENCES AT HBCUsChapter 3. Black Female Athlete Experiences at HBCUsAkilah R. Carter-Francique and F. Michelle Richardson Chapter 4. The Culture of Revenue-Producing Sports at HBCUs: The Experiences of Black Male Student-Athletes I.S. Keino Miller, Jessica L. David, and Jesse A. Steinfeldt Chapter 5. Athletic Migration Experiences of Black Athletes Joseph N. Cooper and Billy HawkinsSECTION III: ECONOMIC ISSUES AND HBCU ATHLETICS Chapter 6. Legal Issues and the Black Female Athlete's Collegiate Experience at HBCUsCourtney FlowersChapter 7. "It's HBCU Classic Time!:" Origins and the Perseverance of HBCU Football Classics R. Pierre RodgersChapter 8. The Economic State of HBCUs and their Athletic Programs: The Financial Relevance and Viability of HBCU Athletic Programs Charles Crowley and Geremy CheeksChapter 9. Separate, Unequal and Irrelevant: HBCU Revenue SportsEmmett Gill and Algerian HartSECTION IV: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF HBCU ATHLETICS Chapter 10. Financing HBCU Athletics: Men's Basketball - Problems and Opportunities John C. LilligChapter 11. Black College Athletes: The Sporting Life at HBCUs - Essential Factors for Restoring the Academic and Athletic Excellence at HBCUsWardell Johnson, Charles Crowley, and Akilah R. Carter-FranciqueConclusion, Billy Hawkins Epilogue, Crystal deGregoryBibliographyIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors...
