Download or read book Black Ball: A Negro Leagues Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 2012) written by Leslie A. Heaphy and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BACK ISSUE Under the guidance of Leslie Heaphy and an editorial board of leading historians, this peer-reviewed, annual book series offers new, authoritative research on all subjects related to black baseball, including the Negro major and minor leagues, teams, and players; pre-Negro League organization and play; barnstorming; segregation and integration; class, gender, and ethnicity; the business of black baseball; and the arts. Prior to Volume 9, Black Ball was published as Black Ball: A Negro Leagues Journal. This is a back issue of that journal.