Ebook: When baseball went white : reconstruction, reconciliation, and dreams of a national pastime
Author: Swanson Ryan A
- Tags: Baseball -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Racism in sports -- United States. Discrimination in sports -- United States. African American baseball players -- United States -- Social conditions. United States -- Race relations. SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History. HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination &
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
- City: United States
- Language: English
- epub
"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 wanted to professionalize it. The result was the exclusion of black players that lasted until 1947"--
Abstract:
Tells the story of Jackie Robinson valiantly breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947. Focusing on Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Richmond - three cities with large African American populations Read more...
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