{"product_id":"9781990160103","title":"On Account of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor marginalized athletes past and present, achievement can bring celebrity without equality and recognition without opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn many ways, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent region is a microcosm of Canadian multiculturalism. As a terminus of the Underground Railroad, it has long been home to a large Black community Walpole Island and Delaware First Nations are nearby and many interned Japanese Canadians worked on local farms during World War II. The history of sport in the region is emblematic of the challenges that have confronted generations of non-white athletes nationwide. Each chapter uses the story of a local athlete—some famous, others more obscure—to illuminate one aspect of the evolving relationship between race and sport in North America. Combining tales of personal triumph with sports history and social commentary, \u003cem\u003eOn Account of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e examines systemic racism and ambivalent attitudes that persist to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFall 2022 Young Adult Selection - Top Grade: Canlit for the Classroom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Kennedy (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Tidewater Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2022-05-02","offer_id":44150940893439,"sku":"9781990160103","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0534c91d-ca82-4d75-9c76-587891c1d8e6.jpg?v=1700754978","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781990160103","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}