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South of the color barrier : how Jorge Pasquel and the Mexican League pushed baseball toward racial integration /

"This book tells the story of how Mexican multimillionaire businessman Jorge Pasquel and the Mexican League hastened the integration of major league baseball. During the decade that preceded Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier, almost 150 players from the Negro League played in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Virtue, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
Subjects:
Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Profesional > History.
Pasquel, Jorge, > 1907-1955.
Negro leagues > History.
African American baseball players > History > 20th century.
Baseball > Mexico > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in sports > United States > History > 20th century.
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Summary:"This book tells the story of how Mexican multimillionaire businessman Jorge Pasquel and the Mexican League hastened the integration of major league baseball. During the decade that preceded Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier, almost 150 players from the Negro League played in Mexico, most of them recruited by Pasquel"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:viii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-222) and index.
ISBN:9780786432936 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786432934 (softcover : alk. paper)