Ryan A Swanson: 1 book
When Baseball Went White
Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Dreams of a National Pastime
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
The story of Jackie Robinson valiantly breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947 is one that most Americans know. But less recognized is the fact that some seventy years earlier, following the Civil War, baseball was tenuously biracial and had the potential for a truly open game. How, then, did...
