Personal foul: exploring the exploitation of African-American male athletes at predominantly white institutions, 2018
Kanu, Christina
2010-2019
Exploitation of African-American male athletes is one of the results of integrating collegiate sports. Predominately White Institutions infatuation with the athletic prowess of black men has become a societal norm. African-American student-athletes make up a majority of these revenue-generating athletic teams. Universities have shown that they are willing to achieve fame even at the academic exploitation of their black student athletes. Since integration there have been multiple cases of academic malfeasance of athletes. Select universities want to utilize the utility of Black male bodies but are not interested in expanding their minds. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be used as an example in this study. Since the 1960s, scholars have assessed this problem within collegiate sports. This thesis adds to previous research and can assist universities across the country that are committed to solving the dilemma of black athletic exploitation and reforming this oppressive model. KEY TERMS: Sports, Black Athletes, Scandals, University of North Carolina, Academics, Exploitation, Sports Studies
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2018-05-21
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Master of Arts (MA)
Clark Atlanta University
African American Studies, Africana Women's Studies, and History
Black, Daniel Brown, Drew
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2018_kanu_christina
