Robert Peterson
- Published in print:
- 1992
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195076370
- eISBN:
- 9780199853786
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195076370.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Cultural History
The chapter discusses how Negro baseball started and flourished from 1898 to 1946 as black men were barred from major league baseball. Thus, negroes developed a uniquely American spectacle called ...
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The chapter discusses how Negro baseball started and flourished from 1898 to 1946 as black men were barred from major league baseball. Thus, negroes developed a uniquely American spectacle called Negro baseball which was played all year round. Arthur W. Hardy of the Topeka Giants talked about how they took just any kind of transportation available and Bill Yancey recalled how even though they were barred from playing major league, by winning over major leaguers, they showed them that they belong there. Dave Malarcher recalled his early childhood and how he started in baseball. John Marshall talked about how Negro Baseball Leagues started out in the entertainment industry. Judy Johnson and Buck Leonard also recalled the early days of Negro Baseball and how it was at once heroic and tawdry, a gladsome thing and a blot in American conscience.Less
The chapter discusses how Negro baseball started and flourished from 1898 to 1946 as black men were barred from major league baseball. Thus, negroes developed a uniquely American spectacle called Negro baseball which was played all year round. Arthur W. Hardy of the Topeka Giants talked about how they took just any kind of transportation available and Bill Yancey recalled how even though they were barred from playing major league, by winning over major leaguers, they showed them that they belong there. Dave Malarcher recalled his early childhood and how he started in baseball. John Marshall talked about how Negro Baseball Leagues started out in the entertainment industry. Judy Johnson and Buck Leonard also recalled the early days of Negro Baseball and how it was at once heroic and tawdry, a gladsome thing and a blot in American conscience.
