Teaching U.S. History Through Sports by Brad Austin, Pamela G... - 9780299321246

University of Wisconsin Press

Teaching U.S. History Through SportsAuthor(s): Brad Austin, Pamela Grundy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press, United States\nImprint: University of Wisconsin Press\nISBN-13: 9780299321246, 978-0299321246\nSynopsis\nFew areas of study offer more insight into American culture than competitive sports. The games played throughout this nation's history dramatically illuminate social, economic, and cultural developments, from the balance of power in world affairs to changing conceptions of race, gender, and sexuality.\n\nTeaching [url] History through Sports provides strategies for incorporating sports into any [url] history curriculum. Drawing upon their own classroom experiences, the authors suggest creative ways to use sports as a lens to examine a broad range of historical subjects, including Puritan culture, the rise of Jim Crow, the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the women's movement. Essays focus on the experiences of African American women, worki.