
Brushing Back Jim Crow
The Integration of Minor-League Baseball in the American South
Bruce Adelson(Author)
University of Virginia Press
Published on 1. March 1999
Book
Hardback
275 pages
978-0-8139-1884-6 (ISBN)
Description
The author of this book argues that the presence of African-American players in the minor baseball leagues of the South represented more than a quest for individual athletic achievement. Simply by being alongside their white team-mates, black players helped to end segregation in the South.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Charlottesville
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8139-1884-6 (9780813918846)
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