African-Americans in Sports/ Hoop Dreams or Racial Opportunity? This paper asks two main questions: Is sport relatively free of prejudice and discrimination found in other aspects of society? Is it a way toward upward mobility for underrepresented groups? The common belief these days is that the sporting world is integrated very well, and that athletes and people that work with them have put their prejudice aside. When African-Americans of a lower social class see the …showed first 75 words of 1660 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1660 total…made it in sport, and others will make it in the future, but the role of sports in the lives of blacks has been blown out of proportion. Some black families rely on their children to become successful in the sport world, but it is hard to do so. Furthermore, although African-Americans are well represented on many sports teams, the day-to-day lives and experiences of players and coaches are still full of prejudice and discrimination.