AMS 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Avery Brundage, Olympic Weightlifting, Equal Rights Amendment

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Culture wars and imagined communities: sports, television, and the. Racist: have been subject of a lot of controversy. Exploring the history of postwar america through sports. Avery brundage: sports should exist outside of politics. Physical battle ground for all sorts of cold war struggles. Crosshair of conflict in the world of sports. Us coach noticed that the soviets were doing really well. Asked the soviet coach what the secret was. Medicine that works wonders in improving strength and muscle mass. Openness between these two coaches = remarkable. 1970s: use of steroids = forbidden in the olympics. Thought of being a few years away from being a great swimmer. East german"s swimming team were slaying the competition, beat the americans in all but a few events. Spoke out about it during that time; she was furious. Refused to shake the hands with some eastern. Host of records were released in the aftermath.

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