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Language: en
Pages: 269
Pages: 269
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-07-05 - Publisher: McFarland
Founded in 1920, the Negro National League originally comprised teams throughout the Midwest, but the league's groundwork was laid in one city--Chicago. Two of
Language: en
Pages: 266
Pages: 266
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-18 - Publisher: McFarland
Although Andrew "Rube" Foster (1879-1930) stands among the best African American pitchers of the 1900s, this baseball pioneer made his name as the founder and p
Language: en
Pages: 450
Pages: 450
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-29 - Publisher: Courier Corporation
The foremost historian of the "blackball" era spent nearly 10 years researching this acclaimed oral history, interviewing 17 outstanding players including Cool
Language: en
Pages: 522
Pages: 522
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-01-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
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