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

The earliest history of baseball in black America surfaces not just in the pages of the mainstream newspapers if the day--it also survives in black religious pu

How good was Negro League Baseball (1920-1948)? Some experts maintain that the quality of play was equal to that of the American and National Leagues. Some beli

This volume examines early black baseball as it was represented in the artwork and written accounts of the popular press. From contemporary postbellum articles,

Nebraska is not usually thought of as a focal point in the history of black baseball, yet the state has seen its share of contributions to the African American