J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs: Trailblazers in Black Baseball

by William A Young

Baseball pioneer J. L. Wilkinson (1878-1964) was the owner and founder, in 1920, of the famed Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues. The only white owner in the Negro National League (NNL), Wilkinson earned a reputation for treating players with fairness and respect. He began his career in Iowa as a player, later organizing a traveling women's team in 1908 and the multiracial All-Nations club in 1912.

He led the Monarchs to two Negro...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476662991
• ISBN13: 9781476662992
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher