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Pages: 132
Authors: Larry Lester
Categories: Sports & Recreation
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When the Negro National League was formed in Kansas City in 1920, a new chapter in sports history began. The city of Chicago played no small part in the creatio
Black Baseball and Chicago
Language: en
Pages: 269
Authors: Leslie A. Heaphy
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-07-05 - Publisher: McFarland

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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
Rube Foster in His Time
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Larry Lester
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-18 - Publisher: McFarland

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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
Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues
Language: en
Pages: 450
Authors: John B. Holway
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The foremost historian of the "blackball" era spent nearly 10 years researching this acclaimed oral history, interviewing 17 outstanding players including Cool
Black Baseball's National Showcase
Language: en
Pages: 522
Authors: Larry Lester
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-01-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

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A lively illustrated introduction to the Negro League equivalent of the All-Star Game discusses the history of the games, as well as the colorful cast of promot