Negro Leagues Baseball

by Roger A. Bruns

Book Overview

This book traces the entire story of black baseball, documenting the growth of the Negro Leagues at a time when segregation dictated that the major leagues were strictly white, and explaining how the drive to integrate the sport was a pivotal part of the American civil rights movement.

Part of Greenwood's Landmarks of the American Mosaic series, this work is a one-stop introduction to the subject of Negro League baseball that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031338648X
• ISBN13: 9780313386480
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years