The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the debut 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 the final week of 2022 at the age of 82. The only player to win 3 World Cup Championships and the "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. Listeners should be mindful that Brazil just endured riots and violent protests after a contentious presidential election. The scene was eerily similar to the 2021 mayhem on January 6th in Washington, D.C. Last week's installment provided a wealth of author notes, where the Mr. Filho as well as the translator, Mr. Draper, detailed their objectives for the project. Importantly, White enslavement of black people is the foundation of Brazilian culture and this book. Before getting to Pelé, Filho details the origins of soccer in Brazil - which is detailed as a White Man's game. The few non-white players who were allowed to play, like Francisco Carregal, are described as being immaculate with their attire. White White ball players are free to be slobs cause they're White. Zachary R. Bigalke reviews Filho's work and details Carregal's futile effort gain acceptance "into white-dominated athletic clubs and social organizations seems to have required overcompensation for one’s skin color through whitening one’s dress and appearance." #RacialClassificationConfusion #Bolsonaro #PELÉ #TheCOWS13 #Pelé INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE 564943#