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Louis Moore

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Athlete-Activists Before and After Kaepernick

Kap wasn't the first, and he won't be the last.

by Louis Moore, Jules Boykoff via Public Books on May 14, 2019
Bill Bruton’s Fight for the Full Integration of Baseball

Louis Moore discusses Bill Bruton and the erasure of his activism towards integration in Major League Baseball.

by Louis Moore via Black Perspectives on May 9, 2019
The NFL and a History of Black Protest

For far too long, Americans have used football to sell the ideas of democracy and fair play. But for Black America, this is an illusion.

by Louis Moore via Black Perspectives on September 12, 2018
The NFL Has Officially Whitewashed Colin Kaepernick’s Protest

The co-opting of protests against racism has a storied history in our country.

by Louis Moore via Vox on September 28, 2017

I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915

We Will Win the Day: The Civil Rights Movement, the Black Athlete, and the Quest for Equality

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Agency, Order and Sport in the Age of Trump

Jim Thorpe, Jack Johnson, and the sporting middle ground.

by Andrew McGregor via Public Seminar on July 18, 2018

How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman

Wilma Rudolph won three Olympic golds and was among the first athletes to use her celebrity to fight for civil rights.

by Kate Siber via Outside on June 8, 2018

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