LEADER 03400cam 2200673 i 4500001 on1121082801 003 OCoLC 005 20220726155338.0 008 190529s2020 mnua j b 001 0 eng 010 2019942096 019 1242947782 020 9781532190872 |q(library binding) 020 1532190875 020 |z9781532176722 |q(ebook) 035 (Sirsi) o1121082801 035 (OCoLC)1121082801 |z(OCoLC)1242947782 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dBDX |dZQP |dOCLCF |dIUO |dPZT |dIUK |dFLQ |dSDG |dYDX |dOCLCO |dDLM |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dERE |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 049 ERE7 050 00 GV875.A1 |bH37 2020 082 00 796.357/6408996073 |223 092 796.35764 |bH2408N 100 1 Harris, Duchess, |eauthor. |=^A1008938 245 14 The Negro Leagues / |cBy Duchess Harris, JD, PHD with Alex Kies. 264 1 Minneapolis, Minnesota : |bCore Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing, |c2020. 264 4 |c©2020 300 48 pages : |billustrations (some color) ; |c24 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Freedom's promise 504 Includes online resources (page 46) and index. 505 0 A letter from Duchess -- Chapter one: The color barrier -- Chapter two: Forming the Negro Leagues -- Chapter three: Starting over -- Chapter four: Integration -- Chapter five: Ends and beginnings. 520 In the early 1900s, African Americans faced widespread discrimination. Professional baseball leagues banned Black ballplayers. So African Americans formed their own professional baseball leagues. This book explores the history of these leagues and their legacy today. Includes text, images, and back matter, plus a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. 650 0 Negro leagues |xHistory |vJuvenile literature. |=^A1006024 650 0 African American baseball players |vBiography |vJuvenile literature. |=^A989519 650 0 Baseball |zUnited States |xHistory |vJuvenile literature. |=^A477653 650 0 Racism in sports |zUnited States |xHistory |vJuvenile literature. |=^A493593 650 0 Discrimination in sports |zUnited States |xHistory |vJuvenile literature. |=^A991364 650 0 Minorities in sports |zUnited States |xHistory |vJuvenile literature. |=^A860124 650 7 African American baseball players. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00799042 650 7 Baseball. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00827904 650 7 Discrimination in sports. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00895130 650 7 Minorities in sports. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01023292 650 7 Negro leagues. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01035591 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 |?UNAUTHORIZED 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 Juvenile works. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411637 700 1 Kies, Alex, |eauthor. |=^A1438984 800 1 Harris, Duchess. |tFreedom's promise. |=^A1435216 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n16459800 938 Brodart |bBROD |n125815816 949 796.35764 H2408N |wDEWEY |hJOYNER131 |ojcas 994 C0 |bERE 998 5788228 596 1