Brushing Back Jim Crow

Brushing Back Jim Crow The Integration of Minor-League Baseball in the American South

Hardback (31 Mar 1999)

Not available for sale

Includes delivery to the United States

Out of stock

This service is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Publisher's Synopsis

The author of this book argues that the presence of African-American players in the minor baseball leagues of the South represented more than a quest for individual athletic achievement. Simply by being alongside their white team-mates, black players helped to end segregation in the South.

Book information

ISBN: 9780813918846
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Imprint: University of Virginia Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.357640975
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 275
Weight: 694g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 28mm