This book, a reprint from 1994, follows the history of the Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, from 1910 to 1932, and its role in the development of black professional baseball. Lanctot starts with
Traces the life and career of the barrier-breaking Baseball Hall of Fame champion, tracing his remarkable achievements as a Negro League player and a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers before the fateful
The story of black professional baseball provides a remarkable perspective on several major themes in modern African American history: the initial black response to segregation, the subsequent strugg
ROY CAMPANELLA was the backbone of the great Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the late 1940s and 1950s, alongside such other Hall of Famers as Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider. An outstanding defensive catche
