Exploring decolonising themes in SA sport history: Issues and Challenges

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Sport in Isolation? New Perspectives on Race, Sport, and Politics in Apartheid South Africa

“…3 In a study that contributes to this work and attends to recent calls to decolonize sport history, Leedy addresses the misconceptions and myths surrounding the early history of black bicycle racing in the mining hub of the Witwatersrand. 4 By tracing the organizational origins of black racing back to the 1930s, Leedy reveals that black athletes and administrators 'created vibrant social spaces … during decades of intensifying segregation'. In so doing, Leedy directly contradicts a misleading narrative that traces the rise of black racing to benevolent white mining operations in the 1960s.…”