Black Writers/Black Baseball: An Anthology of Articles from Black Sportswriters Who Covered the Negro Leagues [Hardcover]

Jim Reisler (Author), Don Newcombe (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1994

In recent years baseball has recognized the talents of many black players who spent their entire careers in the Negro leagues. But the men who covered these stars, the black sportswriters whose eloquent, persistent, and occasionally bitter words helped spur the integration of the major leagues, have received little recognition. The eight men represented here (Sam Lacy, Wendell Smith, Frank A. Young, Joe Bostic, Chester L. Washington, W. Rollo Wilson, Dan Burley and Ed Harris) were pioneers in their own right. Writing for black weekly newspapers, they faced the same conditions as the leagues' players, from discrimination to endless travel. Yet it was through their writings that the public, both black and white, learned of the hitting exploits of Josh Gibson and the pitching feats of Satchel Paige. Included is a brief biography of each writer that helps put his work into a historical context.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"illuminates the richness of Negro League competition" -- Sports Collectors Digest

"this worthy contribution is warmly recommended" -- Library Journal

About the Author

Jim Reisler is also the author of Before They Were the Bombers: The New York Yankees' Early Years, 1903-1919 (2005) and Voices of the Oral Deaf: Fourteen Role Models Speak Out (2002). He lives in Irvington, New York. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 183 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (May 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786400021
• ISBN-13: 978-0786400027
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,607,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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