Mexico City Olympics, 1968
Neat book on race, Bill Veeck, Bob Feller, Larry Doby, Satchel Paige and the 1948 Cleveland Indians: Luke Epplin, Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Man and the World Series That Changed Baseball.
Best book ever written on race, imperialism, and baseball: Rob Ruck, Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game.
Wikipedia write-up (am reading) on the 1972 series between NHL All Stars and Soviet Red Army ream here. This Wikipedia document includes the following quote from ex-Black Hawk and Bruins great Phil Esposito: “[the series was] a real fight — capitalism against communism: Do you know how we hated the damn communists? We had no right to lose. I didn't want to know the Russians. They were against our way of life, against private property.” Wiki: “Soviet hockey players, also feeling responsible for their country, did not hate Canadians. They downplayed themselves, stating that they were in the Series to learn.”
Fascinating autobiographical memoir containing many interesting reflections and experiencing relating to the intersection of race, sports, and politics and the revisionist nothingness of the CPUSA: Bob Avakian, From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream American to Revolutionary Communism.
UM Intramural Building Outside
UM Intramuural Building Inside
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