Of Monarchs and Black Barons: Essays on Baseball's Negro Leagues by James A. Riley

Of Monarchs and Black Barons: Essays on Baseball's Negro Leagues

James A. Riley

278 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction sports challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The first African American to play in baseball's recognized major leagues, William Edward White, appeared in 1879, followed by brothers Fleetwood and Welday Walker in 1884. The fourth African American, Jackie Robinson, did not make his major leagu...

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