Negro Leagues baseball / by Roger A. Bruns.

Includes annoted bibliography a. index: p. 181-190

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

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"