Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution by Lanctot, Neil
Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution by Lanctot, Neil

Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution

The story of black professional baseball provides a remarkable perspective on several major themes in modern African...
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Author: Neil Lanctot
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Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution by Lanctot, Neil

Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution

$66.81
Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution by Lanctot, Neil

Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution

$66.81
Author: Neil Lanctot
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The story of black professional baseball provides a remarkable perspective on several major themes in modern African American history: the initial black response to segregation, the subsequent struggle to establish successful separate enterprises, and the later movement toward integration. Baseball functioned as a critical component in the separate economy catering to black consumers in the urban centers of the North and South. While most black businesses struggled to survive from year to year, professional baseball teams and leagues operated for decades, representing a major achievement in black enterprise and institution building.

Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution presents the extraordinary history of a great African American achievement, from its lowest ebb during the Depression, through its golden age and World War II, until its gradual disappearance during the early years of the civil rights era. Faced with only a limited amount of correspondence and documents, Lanctot consulted virtually every sports page of every black newspaper located in a league city. He then conducted interviews with former players and scrutinized existing financial, court, and federal records. Through his efforts, Lanctot has painstakingly reconstructed the institutional history of black professional baseball, locating the players, teams, owners, and fans in the wider context of the league's administration. In addition, he provides valuable insight into the changing attitudes of African Americans toward the need for separate institutions.

Author: Neil Lanctot
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 04/25/2008
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780812220278


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/15/2008 pg. 24

About the Author
Neil Lanctot teaches history at the University of Delaware. He is author of Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and The Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932.
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