Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Electronic Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies, Jack N. Averitt College of Fall 2010 Racism in Sports in Southeast Georgia High Schools. Michael Landon Nelson Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd Recommended Citation Nelson, Michael Landon, "Racism in Sports in Southeast Georgia High Schools." (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 543. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/543 This dissertation (open access) is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies, Jack N. Averitt College of at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Racism in Sports in Southeast Georgia High Schools by Michael Landon Nelson (Under the Direction of Grigory Dmitriyev) Abstract The inquiry consisted of five counties in Southeast Georgia which were Brantley, Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, and Wayne County. The research questions were Is racism and discrimination a part of the hidden curriculum in high school athletics in Southeast Georgia Schools? How and why are student-athletes racially discriminated against in Southeast Georgia high schools? This inquiry is qualitative based and interviews with student- athletes of the six high schools were performed in order to gain information about whether racial issues existed in high school athletics in the area of the inquiry. The findings showed that racial discrimination did occur and still does according to the perception of student-athletes in the area. Four themes emerged from the inquiry which were unawareness of discrimination or denial, specific racial make up of some sports, issues of playing time, and race determines athletic ability.