The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the debut 7th study session on Mário Filho's 1947 The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer, translated to English by Jack A. Draper III. Brazilian football (soccer) legend Pelé died near the end of 2022 at the age of 82. The only player to win 3 World Cup Championships and voted "Athlete of the 20th Century" according to many White journalists and historians, Pelé is classified as black and was born in 1940, a measly 52 years after Brazil abolished formal enslavement of black people in 1888. Racists didn't even allow black people to play football/soccer in Brazil for many decades. We'll learn about the System of White Supremacy in South America and one of the greatest athletes of any sport. The ugly violence and hooliganism following former President Jair Bolsonaro's electoral defeat is still being investigated while Brazil's ex-commander remains on sabbatical in Florida - prepping for spring break apparently. And we're reading this book in the middle of Carnival. Two weeks ago, the text detailed how black players were viewed with extreme suspicion. Such that Whites would go to their place of work to confirm their employment status. Filho details even more raucous parties, heavy drinking and staying out all night. Whites dress up as "ghosts" to scare and pull pranks on their non-white teammates. Filho labels this chapter "The Revolution of the Black Man," but it's mostly a catalog of black and non-white players being mistreated and barely tolerated by their White teammates. #Kinky #WhiteBallGames #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE 564943#