Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues
by John Holway
Genre: Other9
Published: 2012
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From 1887 through the early 1950s, hundreds of elite athletes played in the Negro Leagues, banned from the majors because of the color of their skin. The foremost historian of the "blackball" era spent nearly ten years researching this acclaimed oral history, interviewing 17 outstanding players including Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard, and Willie Wells. Over 80 vintage photographs.Pages of Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues :