Beyond the shadow of the Senators
Subtitle: the untold story of the Homestead Grays and the integration of baseball
By: Brad Snyder
Publisher: Contemporary Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
Subjects: Homestead Grays (Baseball team) -- History; Washington Senators (Baseball team : 1886-1960) -- History; Baseball -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; African American baseball players -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century; Discrimination in sports -- United States
Description: Presents the history of the Homestead Grays, one of the Negro League's best baseball teams, and how they started the integration of baseball in Washington D.C., discussing such players as Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-403) and index