For over 50 years, or until 1947 when Jackie Robinson smashed the major leagues' color barrier, the only ball fields where an African American could play organized baseball were the tarnished diamonds of the Negro leagues. In the first exhaustive history of the leagues, readers learn why much of black culture once centered on blackball. of photos. This first exhaustive history of the Negro leagues sheds new light and delves deeper than any previous work.
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