Traces the history of the Negro leagues that evolved due to segregation in professional baseball and the experiences of African-American players from the late nineteenth through the early twentieth century.
An oral history of the racial integration of baseball by legendary African-American ball player, Jackie Robinson; and features candid interviews with players of that era who recall the effects of integration on baseball and society.
Chronicles Jackie Robinson's first season in major league baseball from behind the scenes, dispelling myths, examining the challenges Robinson faced, and tracing the Brooklyn Dodgers' path to the World Series.
Argues that the Boston Red Sox missed out on having a dream team featuring Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays due to the franchise's racist practices, and examines the ownership dynasty of the Yawkey family and racial issues in the city of Boston as a whole.
A collection of eleven essays that discuss the involvement of African-American athletes in sports, covering the play of slave children in plantation communities, the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, and other related topics.
Text and photographs examine the interaction between sports and racial issues. Traces the history of segregation in sports, barriers to minority athletes, and examines how the sports community is challenging these barriers.
