rkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: he Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933
(Part of the Great Lakes Books Series Series)
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In recalling the early part of this century in baseball history, casual fans tend to glorify legends like Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth. While these remarkable players dazzled fans and grabbed headlines, black players who were every bit as good went unnoticed outside the Negro leagues. Because a "gentleman's agreement" among the white owners of organized baseball banned blacks from the major and minor leagues from the 1880s through 1946, the Negro National...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0814325823
ISBN13:9780814325827
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:Wayne State University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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