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Most baseball fans know that in 1947 Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, marking the beginning of integration in the major leagues, but few know what the game was like for African-American players before Jackie Robinson. How many fans know that integrated military teams played each other during the Civil War, but in the years that immediately followed the war segregated leagues became the norm? Or why the League of Colored Baseball Clubs lasted less than one full season in 1887? Or who Rube Foster, the organizer of the Negro National League, a league that thrived from 1920 until World War II, was? The Encyclopedia of Negro League Baseball chronicles the times, the teams, the players and managers, the stadiums, the sportswriters, and the unique stories that make Negro league baseball such a significant part of the history of the sport and of American culture. Where other histories have been glossier and less comprehensive, this one recreates the richness of the game in a readily accessible reference format perfect for the general reader.
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Thom Loverro has an M.A. in journalism and public affairs, and he teaches writing at American University. He is a veteran sportswriter and sports columnist for The Washington Times. Loverro has received several awards and honors for his writing, and he has written two other sports histories, The Authorized History of the Washington Redskins and Home of the Game: The Story of Camden Yards. He lives in Columbia, MD.
Most baseball fans know that in 1947 Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, marking the beginning of integration in the major leagues, but few know what the game was like for African-American players before Jackie Robinson. How many fans know that integrated military teams played each other during the Civil War, but in the years that immediately followed the war segregated leagues became the norm? Or why the League of Colored Baseball Clubs lasted less than one full season in 1887? Or who Rube Foster, the organizer of the Negro National League, a league that thrived from 1920 until World War II, was? The Encyclopedia of Negro League Baseball chronicles the times, the teams, the players and managers, the stadiums, the sportswriters, and the unique stories that make Negro league baseball such a significant part of the history of the sport and of American culture. Where other histories have been glossier and less comprehensive, this one recreates the richness of the game in a readily accessible reference format perfect for the general reader.
About the Author
Thom Loverro has an M.A. in journalism and public affairs, and he teaches writing at American University. He is a veteran sportswriter and sports columnist for The Washington Times. Loverro has received several awards and honors for his writing, and he has written two other sports histories, The Authorized History of the Washington Redskins and Home of the Game: The Story of Camden Yards. He lives in Columbia, MD.
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