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Brushing Back Jim Crow
Bruce Adelson
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Description for Brushing Back Jim Crow
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813926452
SKU
V9780813926452
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Bruce Adelson
Bruce Adelson is the author of fourteen books for children and adults. A past commentator for NPR and CBS Radio, he has written about baseball for the Washington Post, USA Today's Baseball Weekly, Sport Magazine, and Baseball America.
Reviews for Brushing Back Jim Crow
"Adelson's outstanding survey of the period examines the groundbreaking role of professional baseball, which paved the way for social mixing of blacks and whites and anticipated the victories of the NAACP and the civil rights movement that would soon follow (there's also an excellent account of legislative and judicial decisions throughout the 1950s and '60s). Most importantly, Adelson documents the ... Read more