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The Negro leagues

by Jacob Margolies · 1993

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A history of the Negro Leagues, baseball teams which flourished in the early twentieth century as a result of discrimination against black baseball players, highlighting some of the outstanding players and their achievements.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thissportssportsMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 128 pages

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