Dr. Gregory J. Kaliss takes us back in time to the late 1960s and discusses the change in politics and economics due to the actions of athletes.

Greg Kaliss is an assistant professor of history at York College of Pennsylvania and author of Men’s College Athletics and the Politics of Racial Equality: Five Pioneer Stories of Black Manliness, White Citizenship, and American Democracy.

Greg's book is available on the University of Illinois Press website or where ever you like to buy your books online and may brick and mortar stores.

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