Brushing Back Jim Crow: The Integration of Minor-league Baseball in the American South

Brushing Back Jim Crow: The Integration of Minor-league Baseball in the American South

by Bruce Adelson (Author)

Synopsis

The author of this book argues that the presence of African-American players in the minor baseball leagues of the South represented more than a quest for individual athletic achievement. Simply by being alongside their white team-mates, black players helped to end segregation in the South.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 275
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 01 Feb 2007

ISBN 10: 0813926459
ISBN 13: 9780813926452