Lanctot, Neil, 1966-

Negro league baseball : the rise and ruin of a Black institution / Baseball Neil Lanctot. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2004. - xi, 496 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New York Times

Traces the history of African-American professional baseball, discussing how the struggles of Black players mirrored the experiences of African-Americans throughout the country during the twentieth century.

Adult

0812238079 (cloth : alk. paper)

2004043547


Negro leagues--History.
Baseball--History.--United States
Negro leagues--History.
Baseball--History.--United States

GV875.N35 / L36 2004

796.357/64/0973