Black baseball and Chicago : essays on the players, teams, and games of the Negro leagues' most important city / edited by Leslie A. Heaphy.

""Founded in 1920, the Negro National League comprised teams throughout the Midwest, but the league's groundwork was laid in one city--Chicago. This work presents notable papers delivered at the 2005 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Chicago. The work offers a cohesive history of Chicago's lon...

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Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:	Baseball > Illinois > Chicago > History. Negro leagues > History. African American baseball players > Illinois > Chicago > History. Baseball > United States > History.
Online Access:	Connect to: Table of contents - All users (Cataloging @ Library of Congress)
Physical Description:	vii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

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Summary:	""Founded in 1920, the Negro National League comprised teams throughout the Midwest, but the league's groundwork was laid in one city--Chicago. This work presents notable papers delivered at the 2005 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Chicago. The work offers a cohesive history of Chicago's long relationship with Black baseball"--Provided by publisher.
Call Number:	GV863.I32 C453 2006
Bibliography Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-250) and index.
ISBN:	0786426748 9780786426744