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Negro League Baseball - The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution (Paperback)
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Negro League Baseball - The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution (Paperback)
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The story of black professional baseball provides a remarkable
perspective on several major themes in modern African American
history: the initial black response to segregation, the subsequent
struggle to establish successful separate enterprises, and the
later movement toward integration. Baseball functioned as a
critical component in the separate economy catering to black
consumers in the urban centers of the North and South. While most
black businesses struggled to survive from year to year,
professional baseball teams and leagues operated for decades,
representing a major achievement in black enterprise and
institution building.
"Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution"
presents the extraordinary history of a great African American
achievement, from its lowest ebb during the Depression, through its
golden age and World War II, until its gradual disappearance during
the early years of the civil rights era. Faced with only a limited
amount of correspondence and documents, Lanctot consulted virtually
every sports page of every black newspaper located in a league
city. He then conducted interviews with former players and
scrutinized existing financial, court, and federal records. Through
his efforts, Lanctot has painstakingly reconstructed the
institutional history of black professional baseball, locating the
players, teams, owners, and fans in the wider context of the
league's administration. In addition, he provides valuable insight
into the changing attitudes of African Americans toward the need
for separate institutions.
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