Stephanie M. Liscio

Integrating Cleveland Baseball

Media Activism, the Integration of the Indians and the Demise of the Negro League Buckeyes

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Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the Negro American League Buckeyes, this detailed history describes the effects of major league integration on blackball in Cleveland, as well as the controversial role that the local black press played in the transformation. Included are historical photos, rosters for all Cleveland Negro League teams, and a list of the city's players in the annual East-West All-Star game.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780786436903
• ISBN-10: 0786436905
• Artikelnr.: 30216286

Autorenporträt

Stephanie M. Liscio is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in history at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her essays have appeared in several SABR convention publications. Read Liscio's online baseball writings at (It's pronounced "Lajaway"), the Cleveland Indians blog for the ESPN SweetSpot Network.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
1. Before the Buckeyes: Cleveland's Ten Negro League Teams, 1922-1940     
2. The Push for Integration and the Formation of the Buckeyes     
3. Building a Champion: Assembling a Winning Team in 1943 and 1944     
4. When the Underdog Ruled: The Buckeyes Win the 1945 World Series     
5. The Buckeyes on the Brink of Integration     
6. The Integration of the Indians     
7. The End of an Era: The Buckeyes Collapse     
8. Pioneer or Footnote? Eddie Klepp and the 1946 Buckeyes     
Conclusion     
Epilogue     
Appendix 1: Rosters of All Cleveland Negro League Teams     
Appendix 2: Cleveland Negro League Participants in the East-West All-Star
Game     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index