About the Book
Now, some 40 years after the American Civil Rights Movement set the stage for greater participation and integration of blacks in sport, the complexion of this country’s ball fields, gyms, and stadiums—though not owners’ suites and administrative boardrooms—has been forever changed. In Souled Out? award-winning author Shaun Powell pulls no punches in asking and answering tough questions concerning the state of blacks’ sports participation today. Read more.
From the Introduction
It was the summer of '68, and I wanted to beat the hell out of a white boy, any white boy. Sorry if that offends anyone. That's just how I felt back then, filled with rage just months before turning the innocent age of eight, all because two men rammed their fists through our family's 13-inch black-and-white Zenith. Read more.