@article{Brooks_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={African Americans in Sport}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/african-americans-in-sport}, abstractNote={Course Objectives: (1) Students will be able to discuss the origin of intercollegiate athletics and define the term "Big Time" college athletics. (2) Students will be able to discuss the following legal cases: Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education; Civil Rights Legislation; Plessy vs. Ferguson; and how these court decisions impacted college sport in America. (3) Discuss the socio-historical significance of racism in college sport during the following time periods: (a) Pre-Civil War, (b) time period immediately following the Civil War, (c) segregation from the last two decades of the 19th Century until after World War II, and (d) integration after World War II, and (e) Sports in America After the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. (4) Define the following terms or concepts: "Gentleman’s Agreement," Jim Crow Laws, Racism, "Revenue Producing Sport," Theory of Centrality, Stacking, Negro Baseball League, Proposition 48 and 16, Superspade, African American Maleness, Title IX, Racism, Discrimination, Social Mobility, Cartel, Sexism, Historical Black Colleges and Universities, Compensation, Commercialization, Amateurism, Racial Animus, Black Coaches Association, Affirmative Action, Gender Equity, Economic Exploitation, Prima Facie Evidence, Circumstantial Evidence. (5) Identify the following African American athletes and their contribution to American sport: Major Taylor, Peter Jackson, Moses "Fleetwood" Walker, Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson, Tom Molineaux, Paul Robeson, Jesse Owens, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Joe Frazier, Marian Motley, Fritz Pollard, John McLendon, Willye White, Jackie Joyner-Kersey, Althea Gibson, Debbie Thomas, Zina Garrison, Cheryl Miller. (6) Identify the racial and sexual barriers in women’s college sport. (7) Discuss the media stereotypes of the African American Athlete. (8) Discuss the dominant views of intergroup race relations in sport. (9) Identify the stages of racial identity. (10) Discuss the relationship between sport participation and subsequent upward mobility in American Society. (11) Describe the historical contribution of African Americans in boxing, baseball, football, and track and field and the Olympics. (12) The student will understand the effects of NCAA legislation, requirements, and rules on the African American Athlete. (13) The student will be able to understand the effects of the SAT/ACT requirements on African American high school and college athletes. (14) The student will understand the effects of segregation and integration at West Virginia University and public schools within West Virginia. (15) Describe and explain differences between African American and whites (males and females) in collegiate recruitment, retention, and graduation rates. (16) Discuss strategies that can be implemented to eradicate racism in college sports. (17) Define the glass ceiling effect. (18) Describe the socioeconomic factors that have affected sport participation of African American females. }, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Brooks, Dana}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }