Swinging for the fences, life in the Negro leagues : Breaking the barriers
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[Kennett Square, Penn.] : Purple Toad Publishing, c2017.
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Published
[Kennett Square, Penn.] : Purple Toad Publishing, c2017.
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Book
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48 pages : photos, ; 24 cm.
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English
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Level 5.5, 1 Points
Level 5.5, 1 Points
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Like America in the first half of the twentieth century, baseball was still segregated. Every road to the major leagues was blocked by unwritten agreements never to allow black athletes entry. It seemed like the better they played, the further they were pushed back. Until, that is, a plan was hatched by two men. One seized an opportunity to advance the game of baseball forever, and the other ran a path through bigotry like he ran the bases, with strength and grace. Branch Rickey and Jakie Robinson would work together to break down the color barriers of baseball, and show the world that African-American athletes were as good and as worthy as anyone to put on a major league uniform. They were not alone. From Larry Doby to Monte Irvin, and the irrepressible Satchel Paige, baseball was gifted by the emergence of a wealth of talent and personality that would truly make it, at last, America's pastime.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Roberts, R. (2017). Swinging for the fences, life in the Negro leagues: Breaking the barriers . Purple Toad Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roberts, Russell. 2017. Swinging for the Fences, Life in the Negro Leagues: Breaking the Barriers. Purple Toad Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roberts, Russell. Swinging for the Fences, Life in the Negro Leagues: Breaking the Barriers Purple Toad Publishing, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Roberts, Russell. Swinging for the Fences, Life in the Negro Leagues: Breaking the Barriers Purple Toad Publishing, 2017.
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