The First Black Footballer by Phil Vasili

The First Black Footballer by Phil Vasili

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A biography of the world's first black professional footballer, set in the cultural and political context of Victorian England. Offers new insight into the onset of sport professionalism, the class divide and the roots of institutionalized racism.

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The First Black Footballer by Phil Vasili

Arthur Wharton was the world's first black professional footballer, and the first African to play professional cricket in Yorkshire and Lancashire leagues. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found him a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty.
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ISBN 13 9780714644592
ISBN 10 0714644595
Title The First Black Footballer
Author Phil Vasili
Series Sport In The Global Society
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1997-09-30
Number of pages 272
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