Includes bibliographical references and index.

Brief historical overview and the experience of Black athletes and students at predominantly White institutions : a mind is a terrible thing to waste -- The new plantation model : a conceptual framework for diagnosing the experiences of Black athletes at predominantly White NCAA division I institutions -- Intellectually inferior and physically superior : racist ideologies and the Black athlete -- Operating in the "black" financially : on the back of the Black athletic body -- The Black athlete's racialized experiences and the predominantly White intercollegiate institution -- The sociocultural environment of predominantly White NCAA institutions : the Black athlete as oscillating migrant laborers -- Politics and the Black athletic experience -- Friday night lights : a dream deferred or delusions of grandeur -- Athletic reform and decolonization.

The New Plantation examines the controversial relationship between predominantly White NCAA Division I Institutions (PWI's) and black athletes, utilizing an internal colonial model. It provides a much-needed in-depth analysis to fully comprehend the magnitude of the forces at work that impact black athletes' experiences at PWI's.