Are African Americans better in Sports then Other Races
With all the different sports available today, one can wonder if there is one race that is better in sports then all other races. ... There are people that think that African Americans have more athletic abilities than other races. ... Sports are not a new thing. There have been sports since Greek times. ... Sports may have had a long run in the world, but in the U.S African American didn’t have the chance to play unless it was with an all black team. As time past, there have been many sports created. The participation of Blacks in sports started with them playing sports against each other (Spivey, 2000). There was no place for a black man, not to mention a black woman, in sports in the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century. ... It restricted the rights of and opportunities of African Americans (Coakley, 2001). ... Blacks first made their mark in sports through individualized sports such as boxing (Spivey, 2000). Integration of teams and sports began in the late 1950’s. This is when Whites began to notice the abilities that Blacks had in sports. Whites began to use the fact that these Blacks that were playing sports were so good at doing it, they had animal-like characteristics (Coakley, 2001). ... Could Blacks have better athletic abilities then other races? ... There are people that will say that Blacks are better then whites in these sports. But what about other sports like baseball, hockey, tennis, and golf just to name a few. Are blacks dominating these sports too? Many may say so for a few of the sports. When you look at the Williams’ sisters and Tiger Woods (Maxwell), you think of Blacks dominating the sports. When you look at it, they’re only three individuals in two sports. When you look at the sports that African Americans don’t dominate in, what is the answer to why there isn’t that many Blacks playing that sport.