What Were the Negro Leagues?

Kids, Sports and Recreation, Baseball and Softball, People and Places, Non-Fiction, USA, My Family, My Feelings, My Friends, Social Issues
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Author: Varian Johnson, Who HQ ISBN: 9781524790004
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Publication: December 24, 2019
Imprint: Penguin Workshop Language: English
Author: Varian Johnson, Who HQ
ISBN: 9781524790004
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication: December 24, 2019
Imprint: Penguin Workshop
Language: English

This baseball league that was made up of African American players and run by African American owners ushered in the biggest change in the history of baseball.

In America during the early twentieth century, no part was safe from segregation, not even the country's national pastime, baseball. Despite their exodus from the Major Leagues because of the color of their skin, African American men still found a way to participate in the sport they loved. Author Varian Johnson shines a spotlight on the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the Negro Leagues during the 1930s and 40s. Readers will learn about how phenomenal players like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and of course, Jackie Robinson greatly changed the sport of baseball.

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This baseball league that was made up of African American players and run by African American owners ushered in the biggest change in the history of baseball.

In America during the early twentieth century, no part was safe from segregation, not even the country's national pastime, baseball. Despite their exodus from the Major Leagues because of the color of their skin, African American men still found a way to participate in the sport they loved. Author Varian Johnson shines a spotlight on the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the Negro Leagues during the 1930s and 40s. Readers will learn about how phenomenal players like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and of course, Jackie Robinson greatly changed the sport of baseball.

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