Changing the Game: Sports in the Jim Crow Era – w/ Derrick E. White and Louis Moore

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the United States, Black athletes have had to contend with two sets of rules: those of the game and those of a racist society. While they dealt with 20th century realities of breaking the color line and the politics of respectability, Black fans, educational institutions, and the Black press were building sporting congregations with their own wealth and energy. Historians Derrick White and Louis Moore trace how these great men and women worked to create a more just future on the field and off.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And be sure to listen to their podcast – <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-black-athlete/id1454162935" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Black Athlete</em></a></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><em> –</em> to learn even more about the history of sports and race.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Educators!</span> <a href= "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuXWiVuj9_vNR0EBRXwfBlIJ7CpYwiwNTtDtrQWDxZB9nrdw/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.1748617993=11:+Changing+the+Game:+Sports+in+the+Jim+Crow+Era" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get a professional development certificate</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the code word, then visit</span> <a href= "https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/professional-development" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">tolerance.org/podcastpd</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And be sure to visit the</span> <a href= "https://www.learningforjustice.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history/jim-crow-era/changing-the-game-sports-in-the-jim-crow-era" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">enhanced episode transcript</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for additional classroom resources for teaching about the intersection of</span> <span style= "font-weig