Baseball's Great Experiment

Author	: Jules Tygiel
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages	: 452
Release	: 1997
ISBN-10	: 0195106202
ISBN-13	: 9780195106206
Rating	: 4/5 (02 Downloads)

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Download or read book Baseball's Great Experiment written by Jules Tygiel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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