Contesting race on sundays: Making meaning out of the rise in the number of black quarterbacks

Sociology of Sport Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-37

  Buffington, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 16244371769     PISSN: 07411235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.22.1.19     Document Type: Article

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