Race and Resistance in Boston

<p>Boston is a city known for its sports as well as its troubled racial conflict. But generations of Black athletes teams sportswriters and front-office executives have exercised historic influence in Boston over the years as they advocated for racial integration and transformed their sports into modes of racial pride resistance and cultural expression. <em>Race and Resistance in Boston</em> goes beyond the familiar topics associated with the city's premiere professional teams the Red Sox and the Celtics to recount the long history of Black sporting culture in the city.</p><p>This collection of essays takes a close look at Black Bostonians' involvement in sports as varied as soccer cricket boxing baseball golf tennis basketball and hockey--and illuminates the effect of Boston's desegregation and busing crisis on scholastic athletics in the 1970s and 1980s. With personal reminiscences from former New England Patriot Devin McCourty and journalist Bijan Bayne as well as research from scholars of sport <em>Race and Resistance in Boston</em> captures the intersection of Black history and sporting culture in America's City on a Hill. </p><p></p><p><strong>Robert Cvornyek</strong> is professor emeritus of history at Rhode Island College. He is the author of <em>Black Grays and Colored Giants: A Comprehensive Guide to Black Baseball in Rhode Island 1870-1949</em>. <strong>Douglas Stark</strong> is a museum consultant and sports historian. He is the author of <em>The James Naismith Reader: Basketball in His Own Words</em> (Nebraska 2021). <strong>Devin McCourty</strong> played his entire thirteen-year NFL career with the New England Patriots winning three Super Bowls.</p><p></p>