1954 : the year Willie Mays and the first generation of black superstars changed major league baseball forever
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Published
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, ©2014.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
796.357 MADDE
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796.357 MADDE
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Published
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, ©2014.
Format
Book
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290 pages : black ; 24 cm
Street Date
1404
Language
English
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Jackie Robinson heroically broke the color barrier in 1947. But how--and, in practice, when--did the integration of the sport actually occur? Bill Madden shows that baseball's famous "black experiment" did not truly succeed until the coming of age of Willie Mays and the emergence of some star players--Larry Doby, Hank Aaron, and Ernie Banks--in 1954. And as a relevant backdrop off the field, it was in May of that year that the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, that segregation be outlawed in America's public schools. Featuring original interviews with key players and weaving together the narrative of one of baseball's greatest seasons with the racially charged events of that year, 1954 demonstrates how our national pastime--with the notable exception of the Yankees, who represented white supremacy in the game--was actually ahead of the curve in terms of the acceptance of black Americans, while the nation at large continued to struggle with tolerance"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Madden, B. (2014). 1954: the year Willie Mays and the first generation of black superstars changed major league baseball forever (First Da Capo Press edition.). Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Madden, Bill. 2014. 1954: The Year Willie Mays and the First Generation of Black Superstars Changed Major League Baseball Forever. Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Madden, Bill. 1954: The Year Willie Mays and the First Generation of Black Superstars Changed Major League Baseball Forever Da Capo Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Madden, Bill. 1954: The Year Willie Mays and the First Generation of Black Superstars Changed Major League Baseball Forever First Da Capo Press edition., Da Capo Press, 2014.
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