Black Writers/Black Baseball

An Anthology of Articles from Black Sportswriters Who Covered the Negro Leagues, rev. ed.

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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This revised edition is an anthology of 10 African American sportswriters who covered baseball's Negro Leagues in the first part of the 20th century. The writers include Sam Lacy, Wendell Smith, Frank A. Young, Joe Bostic, Chester L. Washington, W. Rollo Wilson, Dan Burley, Ed Harris, A.S. "Doc" Young and Romeo Dougherty. The men represented here were pioneers in their own right. Writing for black weekly newspapers, they faced the same conditions as the leagues' players, from discrimination to endless travel. Yet it was through their writings that the public, both black and white were given an up-close, inside look at the day-to-day happenings of Negro League baseball.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-05-29
Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt295 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor212
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786429073

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Table of ContentsForeword (by Don Newcombe) Preface Introduction: Forgotten Voices SAM LACY: A Legend WENDELL SMITH: The Best of His Generation FRANK A. YOUNG: Chicago’s Boss of the Sports World JOE BOSTIC: A Crusader of His Time CHESTER L. WASHINGTON: From Writer to Millionaire DR. W. ROLLO WILSON: The Red Smith of His Day DAN BURLEY: The Most Versatile Black Journalist of His Generation ED HARRIS: A Brief Star ROMEO DOUGHERTY: Poet of Press Row A.S. “DOC” YOUNG: “Always Thinking of Something” Suggested Reading Index

“this collection is important for any baseball historian”—Aethlon; “a worthwhile read for communication, sport communication, and sports media courses and courses in sports history and sport studies”—International Journal of Sport Communication; “illuminates the richness of Negro League competition”—Sports Collectors Digest; “the first real study of the men who chronicled the Negro Leagues”—USA Today Baseball Weekly; “this worthy contribution is warmly recommended”—Library Journal; “ a look at a day when sports and baseball writing was more of a trade than a profession”—Chicago Defender; “honors the work of black sportswriters”—The Houston Post.