"Just Win, Baby!" The Raider Nation and Second Chances for Black and Brown L.A.

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBlack and Brown in Los Angeles: Beyond Conflict and Coalition
PublisherUniversity of California Press
Chapter14
Pages346-372
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

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