Baseball rebels the players, people, and social movements that shook up the game and changed America

Baseball rebels : the players, people, and social movements that shook up the game and changed America / Peter Dreier and Robert Elias ; foreword by Dave Zirin.

Author/creator	Dreier, Peter, 1948-
Other author/creator	Elias, Robert, 1950-
Other author/creator	Zirin, Dave.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Description	xiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Baseball--Political aspects --United States. Baseball--Social aspects --United States. Discrimination in sports--United States. Racism in sports--United States. Social justice--United States --History --20th century. Social change--United States --History --20th century.

Contents	Foreword / by Dave Zirin -- Introduction -- Part 1. Resisting Racism. Battling Jim Crow. Building Black institutions -- Before Jackie Robinson -- Crossing the color line -- Defending civil rights -- Part 2. Resisting Sexism and Homophobia. Women in baseball -- Gay men in baseball -- Part 3. Today's Activists and an Agenda for Change. Modern-day rebels -- Baseball justice: An unfinished agenda.
Abstract	"Baseball Rebels tells stories of reformers and radicals who were influenced by, and in turn influenced, America's broader political and social protest movements, including battles against racism, corporate control, worker exploitation, sexism and homophobia, and American militarism"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-345) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021038179
ISBN	9781496217776 (Hardback ; acid-free paper)
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