White, Frank M. (Sports Administrator)

They played for the love of the game untold stories of Black baseball in Minnesota / [electronic resource] : Frank M. White ; foreword by Dave Winfield. - St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2016] - 1 online resource (xxii, 194 pages ) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book recovers the nearly lost history of the segregation-era array of semipro leagues, barnstorming clubs, and loose organizations of all-black teams by sharing stories of African American ballplayers in Minnesota, from the 1870s to the 1960s, through photos, artifacts, and spoken histories passed through the generations"--

9781681340050 1681340054




SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History.
Baseball--History.--United States
Discrimination in sports--History.--Minnesota
Negro leagues--History.--Minnesota
African American baseball players--History.--Minnesota
Baseball--History.--Minnesota


Electronic books.

GV863.M6 / W55 2016

796.35709776