Cracks in the Outfield Wall: The History of Baseball Integration in the Carolinas

by Chris Holaday

The best-known story of integration in baseball is Jackie Robinson, who broke the major league color line in 1947 after coming up through the minor leagues the previous year. His story, however, differs from those of the many players who integrated the game in the Jim Crow South at all professional levels. Chris Holaday offers readers the first book-length history of baseball's integration in the Carolinas, showing its slow and unsteady progress,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469678845
• ISBN13: 9781469678849
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"