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The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960
Language: en
Pages: 1035
Authors: Leslie A. Heaphy
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-13 - Publisher: McFarland

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At his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, former Negro League player Buck Leonard said, "Now, we in the Negro Leagues felt like we were contributing some
Voices from the Negro Leagues
Language: en
Pages: 348
Authors: Brent Kelley
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-03-17 - Publisher: McFarland

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Baseball lore is replete with the tales of such legendary Negro League stars as Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson and a few others. But the stories of
The Negro Baseball Leagues
Language: en
Pages: 96
Authors: David K. Fremon
Categories: African American baseball players
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

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Looks at the history of African Americans in baseball and the struggle to keep them out, covers the Negro League teams and their conditions, profiles Satchel Pa
Negro Leagues Timeline: 1860s - 1960s
Language: en
Pages: 19
Authors: Brian Aldridge
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-08-09 - Publisher: Classic Sports Journal

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From 1865 - 1887, few blacks played professional baseball. By mid 1887, blacks were banned altogether. But this didn't stop these baseball lovers from playing.
Baseball's Leading Lady
Language: en
Pages: 223
Authors: Andrea Williams
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-05 - Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

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For fans of Hidden Figures and Steve Sheinkin's Undefeated, Andrea Williams's Baseball's Leading Lady is the powerful true story of Effa Manley, the first and o