The civil rights–era story of young boys whose dreams of playing in the Little League World Series were dashed, not by a loss to a more formidable team, but because of the color of their skin.
The civil rights–era story of young boys whose dreams of playing in the Little League World Series were dashed, not by a loss to a more formidable team, but because of the color of their skin. Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Chris Lamb is chair of the Department of Journalism and Public Relations at Indiana University–Indianapolis. He is the editor, author, or coauthor of twelve books, including Conspiracy of Silence: Sportswriters and the Long Campaign to Desegregate Baseball (Nebraska, 2021), Sports Journalism: A History of Glory, Fame, and Technology (Nebraska, 2020), and From Jack Johnson to LeBron James: Sports, Media, and the Color Line (Nebraska, 2016).
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Acknowledgments 1. “The Team Nobody Would Play” 2. America’s Original Sin 3. The Charleston Baseball Riot 4. The Lost Cause 5. The Accommodationist 6. The Blinding of Isaac Woodard 7. “It’s Time for South Carolina to Rejoin the Union” 8. The Story of Little League Baseball 9. The YMCA 10. Even the Ocean Was Segregated 11. Brown v. Board of Education 12. “A Dastardly Act” 13. A Long Time Coming 14. The Trip to Williamsport 15. “Let Them Play!” 16. Emmett Till 17. “Paper Curtain” 18. The Civil Rights Movement in Charleston 19. Gus Holt’s Crusade 20. Return to Williamsport 21. No City Owes Its Success More to the Whipping of Slaves 22. The “Emanuel Nine” 23. John Rivers’s Dream Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments 1. “The Team Nobody Would Play” 2. America’s Original Sin 3. The Charleston Baseball Riot 4. The Lost Cause 5. The Accommodationist 6. The Blinding of Isaac Woodard 7. “It’s Time for South Carolina to Rejoin the Union” 8. The Story of Little League Baseball 9. The YMCA 10. Even the Ocean Was Segregated 11. Brown v. Board of Education 12. “A Dastardly Act” 13. A Long Time Coming 14. The Trip to Williamsport 15. “Let Them Play!” 16. Emmett Till 17. “Paper Curtain” 18. The Civil Rights Movement in Charleston 19. Gus Holt’s Crusade 20. Return to Williamsport 21. No City Owes Its Success More to the Whipping of Slaves 22. The “Emanuel Nine” 23. John Rivers’s Dream Notes Bibliography Index
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