...This chapter uses the Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier boxing bout of March 1971 to explore black athletes’ efforts to challenge dominant stereotypes of black men. Against a backdrop of anti-Vietnam War protests, Black Power, and black capitalism, the undefeated Ali and Frazier became potent, and often...

... the Virginia Slims Tour. A series of social changes impacted these movements, including Black Power, women’s liberation, the push for labor unions in professional sports, and U.S. president Richard Nixon’s emphasis on black capitalism. These case studies expose the triumphs and failures of athlete economic...

... Watson Henry Johnson Publishing John Moutoussamy John H. Johnson interior design Arthur Elrod Richard Daley class Black capitalism Black Power Black Arts movement On a mild spring day in May 1972, hundreds of onlookers converged on the block of Michigan Avenue between Eighth and Ninth Streets...