South Of The Color Barrier
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South Of The Color Barrier
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Author : John Virtue
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2007-10-10
South Of The Color Barrier written by John Virtue and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This book tells the story of how Mexican multimillionaire businessman Jorge Pasquel and the Mexican League hastened the integration of major league baseball. During the decade that preceded Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier, almost 150 players from the Negro League played in Mexico, most of them recruited by Pasquel.
The South S Jackie Robinson
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Author : Tim Darnell
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-06-08
The South S Jackie Robinson written by Tim Darnell and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-08 with categories.
In 1954, Nat Peeples became history's first African American to play baseball in the tradition-rich Southern Association. Jackie Robinson once told Peeples that his task would be harder than No. 42's, because Peeples would have to play in the Deep South. Now, for the first time in book form, here is Peeples' story, from his humble beginnings in Memphis to his tours with black baseball's greatest players, to that historic night in Mobile, Alabama, in 1954.
The Integration Of The Pacific Coast League
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Author : Amy Essington
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2018-06
The Integration Of The Pacific Coast League written by Amy Essington and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06 with History categories.
While Jackie Robinson’s 1947 season with the Brooklyn Dodgers made him the first African American to play in the Major Leagues in the modern era, the rest of Major League Baseball was slow to integrate while its Minor League affiliates moved faster. The Pacific Coast League (PCL), a Minor League with its own social customs, practices, and racial history, and the only legitimate sports league on the West Coast, became one of the first leagues in any sport to completely desegregate all its teams. Although far from a model of racial equality, the Pacific Coast states created a racial reality that was more diverse and adaptable than in other parts of the country. The Integration of the Pacific Coast League describes the evolution of the PCL beginning with the league’s differing treatment of African Americans and other nonwhite players. Between the 1900s and the 1930s, team owners knowingly signed Hawaiian players, Asian players, and African American players who claimed that they were Native Americans, who were not officially banned. In the post–World War II era, with the pressures and challenges facing desegregation, the league gradually accepted African American players. In the 1940s individual players and the local press challenged the segregation of the league. Because these Minor League teams integrated so much earlier than the Major Leagues or the eastern Minor Leagues, West Coast baseball fans were the first to experience a more diverse baseball game.
Jackie Robinson
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Author : Sean Price
language : en
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Release Date : 2008-12-18
Jackie Robinson written by Sean Price and has been published by Capstone Classroom this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-18 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A biography of the athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Breaking The Color Barrier
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Author : Robert J. Schneller, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2007-12
Breaking The Color Barrier written by Robert J. Schneller, Jr. and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12 with History categories.
The African-American Community's Battle to Combat the U.S. Naval Academy's Legacy of Racism
Baseball Beyond Our Borders
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Author : George Gmelch
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2017-03-01
Baseball Beyond Our Borders written by George Gmelch and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"A collection of essays about baseball in other countries across the globe that explores a wide range of issues for each region"--
A Calculus Of Color
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Author : Robert Kuhn McGregor
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-04-14
A Calculus Of Color written by Robert Kuhn McGregor and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In 1947, as the integration of Major League Baseball began, the once-daring American League had grown reactionary, unwilling to confront postwar challenges--population shifts, labor issues and, above all, racial integration. The league had matured in the Jim Crow era, when northern cities responded to the Great Migration by restricting black access to housing, transportation, accommodations and entertainment, while blacks created their own institutions, including baseball's Negro Leagues. As the political climate changed and some major league teams realized the necessity of integration, the American League proved painfully reluctant. With the exception of the Cleveland Indians, integration was slow and often ineffective. This book examines the integration of baseball--widely viewed as a triumph--through the experiences of the American League and finds only a limited shift in racial values. The teams accepted few black players and made no effort to alter management structures, and organized baseball remained an institution governed by tradition-bound owners.
Jackie Robinson
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Author : Avery Elizabeth Hurt
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Release Date : 2019-07-15
Jackie Robinson written by Avery Elizabeth Hurt and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-15 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Situated firmly in the social and political conditions of the time, this biography illustrates the role African American baseball star Jackie Robinson played in changing not just baseball but society. By breaking the "color barrier" in the major league sport, Robinson paved the way for new opportunities for Americans everywhere. Here, readers will come to know Robinson and his legacy. They'll also learn about such fascinating characters as Branch Rickey, Pee Wee Reese, and Boston City Council member Isadore Muchnick, who threatened to deny the Red Sox a permit to play if they did not let African American ballplayers try out for the team. Plenty of baseball lore and stats will engage young baseball fans, but even readers who have little interest in baseball will be inspired by this story of a man who took on racism and changed the world.
The Negro Motorist Green Book
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Author : Victor H. Green
language : en
Publisher: Colchis Books
Release Date :
The Negro Motorist Green Book written by Victor H. Green and has been published by Colchis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
Major League Rebels
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Author : Robert Elias
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-04-13
Major League Rebels written by Robert Elias and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A captivating history of the baseball reformers and revolutionaries who challenged their sport and society—and in turn helped change America. Athletes have often used their platform to respond to and protest injustices, from Muhammad Ali and Colin Kaepernick to Billie Jean King and Megan Rapinoe. Compared to their counterparts, baseball players have often been more cautious about speaking out on controversial issues; but throughout the sport’s history, there have been many players who were willing to stand up and fight for what was right. In Major League Rebels: Baseball Battles over Workers' Rights and American Empire, Robert Elias and Peter Dreier reveal a little-known yet important history of rebellion among professional ballplayers. These reformers took inspiration from the country’s dissenters and progressive movements, speaking and acting against abuses within their profession and their country. Elias and Dreier profile the courageous players who demanded better working conditions, battled against corporate power, and challenged America’s unjust wars, imperialism, and foreign policies, resisting the brash patriotism that many link with the “national pastime.” American history can be seen as an ongoing battle over wealth and income inequality, corporate power versus workers’ rights, what it means to be a “patriotic” American, and the role of the United States outside its borders. For over 100 years, baseball activists have challenged the status quo, contributing to the kind of dissent that creates a more humane society. Major League Rebels tells their inspiring stories.