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bibliography biography History. Illustrated works. Informational works. Juvenile works.Johnson, Varian
Summary: Introduces the Negro Leagues of baseball, highlighting the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the leagues during the 1930s and 1940s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.357 JOHCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Blk His What JohnsonPeters, Gregory N.
Summary: "Describes the history of the Negro Leagues, the only option for African-American baseball players until the color barrier was broken in the late 1940s"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: J 796.357 PETWilliams, Andrea
Summary: "The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and her ownership role in the Negro Leagues leading up to the integration of Major League Baseball"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MANNelson, Kadir.
Summary: Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children 2008