Week 12: Sparring in the White House
I have never looked at sports as a balancing factor in American society. Sure, it can bring the entire country together, i.e., the super bowl that brings in billions of viewers every year, but
Bonus, “Lead Foot”
In “Lead Foot” by Amy Wallace, Wallace tells the riveting story of Denise McCluggage who was and American race car driver and known once as “the fastest women alive”. McCluggage was the victor of
Week 12: While the World Watched
This article was nauseating, to say the least. I think it was an important one because it covered the events of the 1978 World Cup and also brought in an element of humanity by
While the World Watched
I always heard about Maradona and Argentina’s run to World Cup glory in 1986. I also knew that they won in 1978 but I never really noticed that it wasn’t talked about as much.
Week 12 Blog: Sparring in the White House
For this weeks reading, I read “Sparring in the White House: Theodore Roosevelt, Race, and Boxing”. The article was written by Roberto Jose Andrade Franco, a history Ph.D. student at Southern Methodist University. The
