negro leagues

Profiles eighteen African American baseball players in the Negro Leagues while offering play-by-play commentary of the 1934 second annual East-West Game held in Chicago.

Traces the history of baseball in the Negro Leagues and its great heroes, including Monte Irwin, Buck Leonard, and Cool Papa Bell.

Presents an illustrated history of the Negro leagues and what life was like for league members during a era of racial segregation and discrimination.

Provides a brief introduction to the life and career of African-American baseball player James "Cool Papa" Bell.

Presents a collection of vintage black-and-white photographs documenting the history, players, and teams of the legendary Negro Baseball Leagues of the 1940s and 1950s near the end of their era.

Includes detailed history of baseball from the perspective of the African-American players and statistics and analysis of the games of the Negro League World Series.

Text and accompanying photographs present a history of the Negro Leagues which flourished as a result of discrimination against black baseball players in the early 20th century.

Traces the history of baseball in the Negro Leagues and its great heroes, including Monte Irwin, Buck Leonard, and Cool Papa Bell.

Eleven-year-old Tank and his older brother Jimbo, who both love baseball, can't believe their good fortune when Josh Gibson, home-run king of the Homestead Grays, stays at their house during a series in Nashville.

Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion.