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Black baseball in Alabama : rough diamonds of Dixie /

"From the gritty fields of Birmingham and Montgomery to the national stage of Cooperstown, Black Baseball in Alabama uncovers the real-life drama, danger, and determination that built one of America's most important sports legacies. Author Shane Earnest explores how Black players, managers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Earnest, Shane J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2026.
Subjects:
Negro leagues > History.
Baseball > Alabama > History.
African American baseball players > History.
African American baseball players.
Baseball.
Negro leagues.
Alabama.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Pennants, Uniforms, and Road Trips
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • Giants and Stars
  • 1915
  • 1920s Montgomery's Grey Sox
  • 1920s Birmingham's Black Barons
  • The Satchel Paige Era
  • 1930s Montgomery
  • Birmingham's Barnstorming Black Barons
  • Return of the Black Barons
  • Enter the House of Moses
  • 1940s Wartime Baseball Rations in Montgomery
  • 1940s Wartime Baseball Rations in Birmingham
  • 1946 BBBs Step Back from Sap
  • The Mays Days
  • After Jackie
  • Fading Away.