The Early Image of Black Baseball
Title | The Early Image of Black Baseball PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Brunson III |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 2009-09-12 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0786454253 |
This volume examines early black baseball as it was represented in the artwork and written accounts of the popular press. From contemporary postbellum articles, illustrations, photographs and woodcuts, a unique image of the black athlete emerges, one that was not always positive but was nonetheless central in understanding the evolving black image in American culture. Chapters cover press depictions of championship games, specific teams and athletes, and the fans and culture surrounding black baseball.
The Early Image of Black Baseball
Title | The Early Image of Black Baseball PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Brunson III |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009-07-15 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780786442065 |
This volume examines early black baseball as it was represented in the artwork and written accounts of the popular press. From contemporary postbellum articles, illustrations, photographs and woodcuts, a unique image of the black athlete emerges, one that was not always positive but was nonetheless central in understanding the evolving black image in American culture. Chapters cover press depictions of championship games, specific teams and athletes, and the fans and culture surrounding black baseball.
The Negro Baseball Leagues, 1867-1955
Title | The Negro Baseball Leagues, 1867-1955 PDF eBook |
Author | Phil Dixon |
Publisher | Mattituck , N.Y. : Amereon House |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN |
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Black Baseball, 1858-1900
Title | Black Baseball, 1858-1900 PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Brunson III |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 1402 |
Release | 2019-03-22 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1476616582 |
This is one of the most important baseball books to be published in a long time, taking a comprehensive look at black participation in the national pastime from 1858 through 1900. It provides team rosters and team histories, player biographies, a list of umpires and games they officiated and information on team managers and team secretaries. Well known organizations like the Washington's Mutuals, Philadelphia Pythians, Chicago Uniques, St. Louis Black Stockings, Cuban Giants and Chicago Unions are documented, as well as lesser known teams like the Wilmington Mutuals, Newton Black Stockings, San Francisco Enterprise, Dallas Black Stockings, Galveston Flyaways, Louisville Brotherhoods and Helena Pastimes. Player biographies trace their connections between teams across the country. Essays frame the biographies, discussing the social and cultural events that shaped black baseball. Waiters and barbers formed the earliest organized clubs and developed local, regional and national circuits. Some players belonged to both white and colored clubs, and some umpires officiated colored, white and interracial matches. High schools nurtured young players and transformed them into powerhouse teams, like Cincinnati's Vigilant Base Ball Club. A special essay covers visual representations of black baseball and the artists who created them, including colored artists of color who were also baseballists.
They Played for the Love of the Game
Title | They Played for the Love of the Game PDF eBook |
Author | Frank M. White |
Publisher | Minnesota Historical Society |
Pages | 299 |
Release | 2016-02-01 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1681340054 |
A century before Kirby Puckett led the Minnesota Twins to World Series championships, Minnesota was home to countless talented African American baseball players, yet few of them are known to fans today. During the many decades that Major League Baseball and its affiliates imposed a strict policy of segregation, black ballplayers in Minnesota were relegated to a haphazard array of semipro leagues, barnstorming clubs, and loose organizations of all-black teams—many of which are lost to history. They Played for the Love of the Game recovers that history 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. Author Frank White’s own father was one of the top catchers in the Twin Cities in his day, a fact that White did not learn until late in life. While the stories tell of denial, hardship, and segregation, they are highlighted by athletes who persevered and were united by their love of the sport.
Black Baseball
Title | Black Baseball PDF eBook |
Author | Kyle McNary |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2006-03-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781856487764 |
From the first Black amateur players before the Civil War through to the last barnstorming Negro League teams in the 1960s, here is the complete and utterly fascinating history of segregated baseball in the United States. Thanks to photographs of the major players and many first-hand accounts, baseball fans will get the full story of this tumultuous time, behind the scenes and out in the ballparks. Every detail is revealed, starting with that sad day in 1911 when the governing body of the National Association of Baseball Players voted unanimously to bar any club that signed an African-American. Meet the many players, including George Stovey, Sol White, and Welday Walker, who blazed the way for Jackie Robinson to integrate major league baseball in 1947. Feel the frustration felt by the players when they were denied hotel rooms and restaurant service while on the road. Every image and tale also conveys the joy of the game and the pride these men felt in playing professional baseball.
Baseball's Great Experiment
Title | Baseball's Great Experiment PDF eBook |
Author | Jules Tygiel |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780195106206 |
Offers a history of African American exclusion from baseball, and assesses the changing racial attitudes that led up to Jackie Robinson's acceptance by the Brooklyn Dodgers.