What were the Negro Leagues? / by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.
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TextSeries: What was--?Publication details: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2019]Description: 108 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: - 9781524789985
- 796.357/089/96/073 23
- GV863.A1 J66 2019
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | Beverly Middle School | 796.357 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 730456 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 108).
What were the Negro Leagues? -- The beginning of baseball -- The first black pro teams -- Early black baseball stars -- The father of black baseball -- A league of their own -- The Negro Leagues grow -- The second Negro national League -- The Crawfords and the Grays -- The great experiment -- Jackie Robinson -- The end of an era -- Their place in history -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
"This baseball league that was made up of African American players and run by African American owners ushered in the biggest change in the history of baseball. In America during the early twentieth century, no part was safe from segregation, not even the country's national pastime, baseball. Despite their exodus from the Major Leagues because of the color of their skin, African American men still found a way to participate in the sport they loved. [This book] shines a spotlight on the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the Negro Leagues during the 1930s and 40s. Readers will learn about how phenomenal players like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and of course, Jackie Robinson greatly changed the sport of baseball"--OCLc.
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