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Baseball Rebels - The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America (Hardcover)
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Baseball Rebels - The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America (Hardcover)
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In Baseball Rebels Peter Dreier and Robert Elias examine the key
social challenges-racism, sexism and homophobia-that shaped society
and worked their way into baseball's culture, economics, and
politics. Since baseball emerged in the mid-1800s to become
America's pastime, the nation's battles over race, gender, and
sexuality have been reflected on the playing field, in the
executive suites, in the press box, and in the community. Some of
baseball's rebels are widely recognized, but most of them are
either little known or known primarily for their baseball
achievements-not their political views and activism. Everyone knows
the story of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color line, but
less known is Sam Nahem, who opposed the racial divide in the U.S.
military and organized an integrated military team that won a
championship in 1945. Or Toni Stone, the first of three women who
played for the Indianapolis Clowns in the previously all-male Negro
Leagues. Or Dave Pallone, MLB's first gay umpire. Many players,
owners, reporters, and other activists challenged both the baseball
establishment and society's status quo. Baseball Rebels tells
stories of baseball's reformers and radicals who were influenced
by, and in turn influenced, America's broader political and social
protest movements, making the game-and society-better along the
way.
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