african american baseball players

Offers children a brief overview of the life of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American baseball player to play for the major leagues.

Briefly profiles the life of Jackie Robinson, discussing his family, love of sports, and years in the Negro League and Major League Baseball.

Contains profiles of sixty Negro League players, each accompanied by a watercolor portrait, many originally published as trading cards in 1990, and includes the DVD "Only the Ball was White," a history of the Negro Leagues.

A brief biography of Jackie Robinson that describes his childhood, service in the U.S. Army, and success as a baseball player.

A biography of the first African American to break the color barrier in major league baseball.

Presents a biography of African-American baseball player Marcenia Lyle, whose love of baseball as a child allowed her to break the gender barrier by becoming the first female member of the professional Negro Leagues.

Tells the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, a woman who had to overcome the obstacles of gender and race to pursue her dream of playing baseball, and who finally got her chance when she and other African-American women were invited to play in the Negro Leagues after male players were allowed on major league teams.

Tells the forgotten story of black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of their color.

An autobiography of Buck O'Neil, the first African-American coach in the major leagues, in which he talks about his life and career, focusing on his years in the Negro leagues.

Describes the life and accomplishments of baseball star Jackie Robinson, who became the first African American in twentieth-century major-league baseball.