A description of the life of the outstanding baseball player who started in the Negro Leagues, overcame racial discrimination to play with the New York Giants, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.
Presents the life of the famed Negro League third baseman and discusses segregation in America, the formation of the Negro Leagues, and the integration of professional baseball in 1947.
Presents a biography of the powerful homerun hitter and chronicles the history of African American participation in organized baseball, the formation of the Negro leagues, and racial politics in America.
