african american leagues

Biography of Josh Gibson, member of Negro League baseball team the Homestead Grays.

Explores the history of Negro League baseball teams, discussing owners, players, hardships, wins, and losses; and including illustrations.

Recounts the history of black baseball from 1920 until the major leagues were integrated.

Text and photographs present the history of the Negro Baseball League, a separate version of baseball played in the first half of the twentieth century by those prevented because of their race from playing in the major leagues.

Presents a history of the Negro leagues, in the form of a school report written by a young girl named Emily Brooks after a visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and career of African-American baseball player Buck Leonard.

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.

Profiles five African American pitchers who played in the Negro leagues, and features a timeline, a glossary, and more.