Bruns, Roger A.  1941- <br/><br/>
Negro Leagues baseball / 
by Roger A. Bruns. 
 - Santa Barbara :  Greenwood,  ©2012. 
 - xv, 190 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - Landmarks of the American mosaic .
<br/><br/>Includes annoted bibliography a. index: p. 181-190 
<br/><br/>Contents: Introduction -- Chronology of Negro Leagues baseball -- A national pastime separated by race -- Black baseball post-World War I -- Great teams, great players -- The drive to integrate -- Breaking the color barrier -- Honors due: celebrating Black players before integration -- Short biographies of key figures -- Primary documents 
<br/><br/> Summary: "This book traces the entire story of black baseball, documenting the growth of the Negro Leagues at a time when segregation dictated that the major leagues were strictly white, and explaining how the drive to integrate the sport was a pivotal part of the American civil rights movement" 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780313386480 031338648X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Baseball--History--United States<br/>Negro leagues<br/>African American baseball players