When Baseball Went White
Subtitle: Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Dreams of a National Pastime
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: Jun 01, 2014
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780803235212
Description: "Explains how in the decade following the Civil War, baseball became segregated because its leaders wanted to grow its presence and appeal to Southerners, and wanted to professionalize it. The result was the exclusion of black players that lasted until 1947"--
Notes: Source title: When Baseball Went White: Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Dreams of a National Pastime