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The Integration of Baseball in Philadelphia
Language: en
Pages: 202
Authors: Christopher Threston
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-01-06 - Publisher: McFarland

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The release of Ken Burns' documentary Baseball in 1994 and the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut in the major leagues in 1997 onc
Ed Bolden and Black Baseball in Philadelphia
Language: en
Pages: 190
Authors: Courtney Michelle Smith
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-01-26 - Publisher: McFarland

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For nearly 40 years, Ed Bolden dominated black baseball in Philadelphia. He owned two teams, the Darby-based Hilldale Club and the Philadelphia Stars, and brief
Base Ball in Philadelphia
Language: en
Pages: 299
Authors: John Shiffert
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-10-11 - Publisher: McFarland

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This work starts with the formation of the first baseball club in America, the Olympic Town Ball Club, and concludes with the final year of the National League'
When Baseball Went White
Language: en
Pages: 273
Authors: Ryan A. Swanson
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

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"Explains how in the decade following the Civil War, baseball became segregated because its leaders wanted to grow its presence and appeal to Southerners, and w
The Integration of Major League Baseball
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Rick Swaine
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-08 - Publisher: McFarland

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This book is a record of the men and events, team by team, during Major League Baseball's integration. It focuses especially on the owners, executives and manag