When baseball went white : reconstruction, reconciliation, and dreams of a national pastime /
"Explains how in the decade following the Civil War, baseball became segregated because its leaders wanted to grow its presence and appeal to Southerners, and wanted to professionalize it. The result was the exclusion of black players that lasted until 1947"--
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Explains how in the decade following the Civil War, baseball became segregated because its leaders wanted to grow its presence and appeal to Southerners, and wanted to professionalize it. The result was the exclusion of black players that lasted until 1947"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 250 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780803255173 (electronic bk.) 0803255179 (electronic bk.) 1306579236 (ebk) 9781306579230 (ebk) |