“A Black School Is Not Supposed to Win”
In 1971, a historic moment in College sports occurred. The first-ever Historically Black University beat St. Louis University in the NCAA men’s soccer final. This game could not be boiled down to a simple
In 1971, a historic moment in College sports occurred. The first-ever Historically Black University beat St. Louis University in the NCAA men’s soccer final. This game could not be boiled down to a simple
Knew and New- Knew: Prior to reading this article, I was aware of the process that began Brazilian football clubs during the turn of the 19th century. In a previous class, we discussed the
When discussing the use of sports such as football to integrate immigrants into the national fold, one cannot help but study Brazil, especially that of Italian immigrants relations to each other and to the
The Macaquitos Affair is an event in which White Nationalist (Argentine) attempted to create a racial separation or hierarchy between themselves and Brazilains. This was attempted in the form of a cartoon, in the
If I could pick one quote to summarize what chapter 2 of Raceball was trying to express it would be “social and cultural significance outweighed black baseball’s shaky economic underpinnings”. Although there is significance in the
Knew: When reading this article, I already knew that Brazil was struggling with racial identity because of past articles that I had read and the class lectures. During the early 1900s, the Brazilian national
This weeks readings were the second chapter of “Raceball” as well as “Cuban Babe (Ruth)”. although these two readings differ as far as their subject matter, “Raceball” discussing early mainly black baseball clubs, and
Knew One thing that stood out to me as a familiar theme from our course in this article was the role that Durán played as a sports hero that stood for more than just