150 years of Black activism in sports w/Dr. Harry Edwards

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The central place of sports in American life lends immense influence to athletes to shift the culture of the country—and for more than 150 years, Black athletes have done just that. Few scholars are as attuned to the intricacies of this history as renowned sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards. From his role in shaping the events of the 1968 Olympics to the politics of Colin Kaepernick, Edwards is just as much a participant in this history as a student and teacher of it. Now 80 years old, Dr. Harry Edwards joins Edge of Sports as he embarks on his "Last Lectures," a final project to close his long career as a public intellectual.

Dr. Harry Edwards is a renowned sociologist whose work examines the relationship between race, sports, and politics. He is the author of The Revolt of the Black Athlete.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast sponsored by The Nation magazine. I'm Dave Ziron. We got a great
0:06.9	pod this week. Let's get to it. Tonight on Edge of Sports, I can't believe it. We're talking to
0:14.2	fame sports sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards. We're talking about somebody who influenced the 1968 Olympics
0:20.2	and the politics of Colin Kaepernick.
0:22.6	He's been in this game over 50 years.
0:24.6	Can't wait to talk to him, Dr. Harry Edwards.
0:28.1	A champion is bread from hard time scarred mind standing on the ledge.
0:32.1	The squad grind all time victory in spite of opposition.
0:35.3	Welcome to competition.
0:39.3	You pick a side, I pick a side, they kick aside. They pick a side.
0:40.3	Take a knee against abuse.
0:41.3	They rather you die pushing through dark tunnels.
0:44.3	Trying to share light.
0:45.3	The fight is on the moment we ended the game of life.
0:48.3	Get it right for the whole thing gone dead.
0:50.3	Let's go ahead and take it there.
0:51.3	Meet me on the edge.
0:53.3	Welcome to Edge of Sports, the TV. Meet me on the edge.
0:59.6	Welcome to Edge of Sports, the TV show.
1:00.7	I'm Dave Ziren.
1:05.5	This week, an icon joins the program, and I do not use that word lightly. We have civil rights activist and sports sociology pioneer, author of the seminal book, Revolt of the Black
1:12.7	Athlete, Dr. Harry Edwards. In Dr. Edwards, we are talking about someone who is an advisor and
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