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Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Black Diamond The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Author: Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, Patricia C. McKissack
Until Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, African Americans were shut out of the all-American pastime - major league baseball.  Thousands of talented athletes were excluded, simply because of the color of their skin.  — And so they formed their own leagues. — The history of the Negro Leagues is the story of legendary her...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780590458108
ISBN-10: 0590458108
Publication Date: 12/1995
Pages: 177
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Abbreviated hostory of the negor leagues...good for kids
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Actually, this is a great history for adults, it's a good, concise history of the Negro Leagues from the beginning to the end (they kept going into the 1950s)
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This is an excellent historical account that covers the period from the late 1800s through Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. The book has many photographs and newspaper articles to illustrate the players. Both of my boys (one a baseball player, one not) enjoyed reading this book, which is a Coretta Scott King Honor Book.


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