Baseball and the Color Line

Baseball and the Color Line
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Publisher : Franklin Watts
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : 0531112063
ISBN-13 : 9780531112069
Rating : 4/5 (069 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Baseball and the Color Line by : Thomas W. Gilbert

Download or read book Baseball and the Color Line written by Thomas W. Gilbert and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1995 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of segregation in major league baseball, looks at the Negro Leagues, and recounts how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1946


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