Beyond Baseball''s Color Barrier - The Story of African Americans in Major League Baseball, Past,

Beyond Baseball's Color Barrier celebrates Black players throughout the history of Major League Baseball. The book not only provides a comprehensive history dating back to the 1800s, but also highlights accomplishments, personalities, participation trends of African American players, and insight into what the future may hold.

About the author

Rocco Constantino is the director of athletics at Santa Barbara City College and a sports historian who has written for many national online media outlets, including Bleacher Report, Baseball Hot Corner, America Online, and multiple collegiate athletics official websites. Constantino's first book, 50 Moments That Defined Major League Baseball, was published by Rowman & Littlefield and was named among Sports Collectors Digest's best baseball books of 2016. Constantino resides in Santa Barbara, California.

Summary

Beyond Baseball's Color Line celebrates Black players throughout the history of Major League Baseball. The book not only provides a comprehensive history dating back to the 1800s, but also highlights accomplishments, personalities, participation trends of African American players, and insight into what the future may hold.

Product details

• Authors: Rocco Constantino, Constantino Rocco
• Assisted by: Luis Tiant (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781538149089
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4908-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Baseball, Social & cultural history, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, history of sport, Relating to African American people, Black & Asian Studies, HISTORY / African American & Black