Showdown : JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins - Thomas Smith

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Showdown

JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins

By: Thomas Smith

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Paperback | 1 September 2018

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A classic NFL/civil rights story-the showdown between the Washington Redskins and the Kennedy White House

In Showdown, sports historian Thomas G. Smith captures a striking moment, one that held sweeping implications not only for one team's racist policy but also for a sharply segregated city and for the nation as a whole. Part sports history, part civil rights story, this compelling and untold narrative serves as a powerful lens onto racism in sport, illustrating how, in microcosm, the fight to desegregate the Redskins was part of a wider struggle against racial injustice in America.

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"Full of colorful detail."--James Sullivan, Boston Globe

"Smith skillfully follows two nar ratives--the founding and growth of the Redskins franchise and the move to integrate pro football--until they collide in 1961."--The Sunday News

"A classic gridiron tale for history junkies and avid sports fans alike."--Phillip Hoose, author of Hoosiers

"Thoroughly researched ... does a fine job of filling in this bleak episode on our cultural history."--Michael Tomasky, The New York Review of Books

"In a fascinating narrative, indefatigable team owner George Marshall is an aging football lion surprised to find himself backed into a corner by the gathering forces of a new era."--John Eisenberg, author of That First Season

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Prologue: "Redskins Told: Integrate or Else"	p. vii
Boston Beginnings	p. 1
Out of Bounds	p. 27
The Redskins March	p. 43
Leveling the Field	p. 65
The Washington Whiteskins	p. 79
The Owner, the Journalist, and the Hustler	p. 97
The Black Blitz	p. 113
The New Frontier	p. 131
Showdown	p. 149
Hail Victory	p. 173
Running Out the Clock	p. 191
Epilogue	p. 205
Acknowledgments	p. 219
Notes on Sources	p. 223
Notes	p. 229
Selected Bibliography	p. 245
Index	p. 255
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

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