Title Beyond baseball's color barrier : the story of African Americans in Major League Baseball, past, present, and future / Rocco Constantino.

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Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]

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Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction	796.357 CONSTANTINO	Check Shelf
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Description	xvi, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Drawing the line -- Pushing against the color barrier -- Breaking through -- Thriving in a diverse game -- Big hair and knocking down more doors -- Fighting against a changing baseball culture.
Summary	"Beyond Baseball's Color Line celebrates Black players throughout the history of Major League Baseball. The book not only provides a comprehensive history dating back to the 1800s, but also highlights accomplishments, personalities, participation trends of African American players, and insight into what the future may hold"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	African American baseball players -- History.
	Major League Baseball (Organization) -- History.
	Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.
	Racism in sports -- United States -- History.
	Baseball -- United States -- History.
	Major League Baseball (Organization) (OCoLC)fst00645197
	African American baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00799042
	Baseball. (OCoLC)fst00827904
	Discrimination in sports. (OCoLC)fst00895130
	Racism in sports. (OCoLC)fst01086664
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author	Tiant, Luis, 1940- writer of foreword.
Other Form:	Online version: Constantino, Rocco, 1974- Beyond baseball's color barrier Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. 9781538149096 (DLC) 2020045291
ISBN	9781538149089 hardcover
	1538149087 hardcover
	9781538149096 electronic book

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