This volume examines early black baseball as it was represented in the artwork and written accounts of the popular press. From contemporary postbellum articles,

This volume examines early black baseball as it was represented in the artwork and written accounts of the popular press. From contemporary postbellum articles,

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This is one of the most important baseball books to be published in a long time, taking a comprehensive look at black participation in the national pastime from

A century before Kirby Puckett led the Minnesota Twins to World Series championships, Minnesota was home to countless talented African American baseball players