Abstract
This essay explores African American and Latina/o community of the Raider Nation as both a construction of the franchise, its owner and players as well as by Raiders fans themselves who positioned their team as a symbol of a different Los Angeles, one in which the invisible and underdogs become champions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Black and Brown in Los Angeles: Beyond Conflict and Coalition |
Publisher | University of California Press |
Chapter | 14 |
Pages | 346-372 |
State | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |