| 587 | Friday, April 12, 2002 |
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| 8:45 AM-10:00 AM | San Diego Convention Center:Room 16B |
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| An In-Depth Investigation of African American Women in Sport: Transitioning from Pre- to Post-Legal Segregation |
| Participation in sport is a means of personal and cultural empowerment; however, historically all cultural groups have not had access to the same sporting opportunities. Following Brown v. Board of Education legislation and the subsequent diminishing of barriers to integration, opportunities for African Americans in sport expanded to include participation at Predominantly White Institutions. To date, no one has investigated the impact of this change on the meaning of sport to the African American sportswoman. The purpose of this session, therefore, is to examine the meaning of sport to African American women over two legally and philosophically different eras in society -- from pre- through post-legal segregation. |
Keyword(s): diversity, gender issues, multiculturalism/cultural diversity
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| Presider: Jeanne Mannings, Adamsville Elementary School, Atlanta, GA |
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Speakers: |
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The Meaning of Sport to African American Women: Pre-Legal Segregation
Terese M. Stratta, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN |
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The Meaning of Sport to African American Women: Transitioning from HBCU's to PWI's
Robertha Abney, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA |
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The Meaning of Sport to African American Women: Post-Legal Segregation
E. Newton Jackson, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL |
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