Author: Ted Reinstein
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493051229
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
In the April of 1945, exactly two years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, liberal Boston City Councilman Izzy Muchnick persuaded the Red Sox to try out three black players in return for a favorable vote to allow the team to play on Sundays. The Red Sox got the councilman’s much-needed vote, but the tryout was a sham; the three players would get no closer to the major leagues. It was a lost battle in a war that was ultimately won by Robinson in 1947. This book tells the story of the little-known heroes who fought segregation in baseball, from communist newspaper reporters to the Pullman car porters who saw to it that black newspapers espousing integration in professional sports reached the homes of blacks throughout the country. It also reminds us that the first black player in professional baseball was not Jackie Robinson but Moses Fleetwood Walker in 1884, and that for a time integrated teams were not that unusual. And then, as segregation throughout the country hardened, the exclusion of blacks in baseball quietly became the norm, and the battle for integration began anew.
Before Brooklyn
Author: Ted Reinstein
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493051229
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
In the April of 1945, exactly two years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, liberal Boston City Councilman Izzy Muchnick persuaded the Red Sox to try out three black players in return for a favorable vote to allow the team to play on Sundays. The Red Sox got the councilman’s much-needed vote, but the tryout was a sham; the three players would get no closer to the major leagues. It was a lost battle in a war that was ultimately won by Robinson in 1947. This book tells the story of the little-known heroes who fought segregation in baseball, from communist newspaper reporters to the Pullman car porters who saw to it that black newspapers espousing integration in professional sports reached the homes of blacks throughout the country. It also reminds us that the first black player in professional baseball was not Jackie Robinson but Moses Fleetwood Walker in 1884, and that for a time integrated teams were not that unusual. And then, as segregation throughout the country hardened, the exclusion of blacks in baseball quietly became the norm, and the battle for integration began anew.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493051229
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
In the April of 1945, exactly two years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, liberal Boston City Councilman Izzy Muchnick persuaded the Red Sox to try out three black players in return for a favorable vote to allow the team to play on Sundays. The Red Sox got the councilman’s much-needed vote, but the tryout was a sham; the three players would get no closer to the major leagues. It was a lost battle in a war that was ultimately won by Robinson in 1947. This book tells the story of the little-known heroes who fought segregation in baseball, from communist newspaper reporters to the Pullman car porters who saw to it that black newspapers espousing integration in professional sports reached the homes of blacks throughout the country. It also reminds us that the first black player in professional baseball was not Jackie Robinson but Moses Fleetwood Walker in 1884, and that for a time integrated teams were not that unusual. And then, as segregation throughout the country hardened, the exclusion of blacks in baseball quietly became the norm, and the battle for integration began anew.
A History of the Town of Franklin, Mass.; From Its Settlement to the Completion of Its First Century, 2d March, 1878; With Genealogical Notices of Its Earliest Families, Sketches of Its Professional Men, and a Report of the Centennial Celebration
Author: Mortimer Blake
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022762473
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explore the rich history of a small New England town with this comprehensive history of Franklin, Massachusetts. From its early settlement to its centennial celebration, this book offers a detailed and engaging account of the people and events that shaped this iconic community. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022762473
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explore the rich history of a small New England town with this comprehensive history of Franklin, Massachusetts. From its early settlement to its centennial celebration, this book offers a detailed and engaging account of the people and events that shaped this iconic community. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Franklin
Author: James A. Crutchfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781577361473
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
To encourage industry and promote city expansion in the 1920s, the Franklin Kiwanis Club proclaimed its city Tennessee's Handsomest Town. As this fashionable moniker suggests, the city of Franklin, Tennessee, was and still is justifiably proud of its award-winning Main Street, picturesque rolling hills, and stately antebellum mansions. But the real history of Franklin and its people encompasses much more. Prehistoric mastodon hunters. Native American villages. Civil War battles. Floods. Urban sprawl. Political squabbles. Industrialization. And historic preservation.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781577361473
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
To encourage industry and promote city expansion in the 1920s, the Franklin Kiwanis Club proclaimed its city Tennessee's Handsomest Town. As this fashionable moniker suggests, the city of Franklin, Tennessee, was and still is justifiably proud of its award-winning Main Street, picturesque rolling hills, and stately antebellum mansions. But the real history of Franklin and its people encompasses much more. Prehistoric mastodon hunters. Native American villages. Civil War battles. Floods. Urban sprawl. Political squabbles. Industrialization. And historic preservation.
Historical Sketches of Franklin County and Its Several Towns
Author: Frederick Joel Seaver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franklin County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franklin County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
A History of the Town of Franklin, Mass
Author: Mortimer Blake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franklin, Mass
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franklin, Mass
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A History of the Town of Franklin, Mass
Author: Mortimer Blake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franklin (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franklin (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A History of the Town of Industry
Author: William Collins Hatch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
A Franklin Album
Author: Augustus F. Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franklin (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franklin (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Historical Book, Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Town of Franklin, Massachusetts
History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736-1900
Author: Lucy Jane Cutler Kellogg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bernardston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bernardston (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description