Boston College Associate Professor of the Practice Susan Michalczyk has contributed a chapter to the new book, Boston’s Black Athletes: Identity, Performance, and Activism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024). The book, edited by Robert Cvornyek and Douglas Stark, interprets Boston’s contested racial history through the diverse experiences of the city’s African American sports figures who directed their talent toward the struggle for social justice. In recounting the struggles and triumphs of these individuals, Boston’s Black Athletes amplifies their stories and reminds readers that Boston’s Black sports fans found a historic consistency in their athletes to shape racial identity and cultural expression. Michalczyk’s chapter is on BC’s first Black football player, Lou Montgomery ’41.