Black and Proud
The Story of an Iconic AFL Photo
$33.15
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2013
Summary
It is one of Australia’s most iconic images. On 17 April 1993, the Indigenous AFL footballer Nicky Winmar stood up against racial abuse and made history. Facing the Collingwood crowd that had taunted him all day the St Kilda player pulled up his shirt, pointed to his chest and declared: ‘I’m black and I’m proud to be black’.
Published the next day, the photos of Winmar’s gesture sparked an intense debate that forced the AFL, the fans and the nation to confront their prejudices head-on…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742234052 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1742234054 |
| Author: | Matthew Klugman, Gary Osmond |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2013 |
| Weight: | 275g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 132mm x 205mm |
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Critics Review
‘17 April 1993 provided our most powerful image of Uncle Nicky and this book takes us to the stories behind it. These stories are courageous, inspiring, intimate and eye-opening. This is a book all Australians need to read.’ - Adam Goodes
Winner of the Multicultural NSW Award at the 2015 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. Winner of the Australian Society for Sport History Book Award.
Matthew Klugman
Matthew Klugman is a senior lecturer at Victoria University’s College of Sport and Exercise Science. He was the inaugural research fellow of the National Sports Museum in Melbourne, where he co-curated the Black and Proud exhibition on Nicky Winmar. He is the author of Passion Play: Love, Hope, and Heartbreak at the Footy.
Gary Osmond is a senior lecturer in sports history at the University of Queensland. He is the author of several articles and book chapters on Australian and Pacific sporting history, and co-curated the Black and Proud exhibition at the National Sports Museum.
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