Description
Beyond Baseball's Color Barrier celebrates Black players throughout the history of Major League Baseball. The book not only provides a comprehensive history dating back to the 1800s, but also highlights accomplishments, personalities, participation trends of African American players, and insight into what the future may hold.
Author: Rocco Constantino
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 05/12/2021
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9781538149089
ISBN10: 1538149087
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Baseball | History
- Sports & Recreation | History
- History | African American & Black
About the Author
Rocco Constantino is the director of athletics at Santa Barbara City College and a sports historian. He is the co-founder and lead baseball writer for BallNine.com and has written for many national online media outlets, including Bleacher Report, Baseball Hot Corner, America Online, and multiple collegiate athletics official websites. Constantino's first book, 50 Moments That Defined Major League Baseball, was published by Rowman & Littlefield and was named among Sports Collectors Digest's best baseball books of 2016. Constantino resides in Santa Barbara, California.