Tells the forgotten story of Black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of the big league's color line.

This monumental and poignant book tells the forgotten story of black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of the big league¿s unof

The Negro baseball leagues were a thriving sporting and cultural institution for African Americans from their founding in 1920 until Jackie Robinson broke the c

America and baseball are rediscovering the game played by African Americans before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. We now know a great deal abo

At his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, former Negro League player Buck Leonard said, "Now, we in the Negro Leagues felt like we were contributing some