An edition of The early image of black baseball
(2009)
The early image of black baseball
race and representation in the popular press, 1871-1890
by James E. Brunson
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"Examines early black baseball as represented in artwork and accounts of the popular press. From contemporary postbellum articles, illustrations, photographs and woodcuts, image of the black athlete emerges, not always positive but nonetheless central in understanding the evolving black image in American culture. Covers championship games, specific teams and athletes, fans and culture surrounding black baseball"--Provided by publisher.
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Baseball, History, Negro leagues, African American baseball players, Public opinion, African Americans in mass media, Athletes in mass media, Race relations, African american athletes, Press, united states, African americans in mass media, Public opinion, united states, United states, race relationsShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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The early image of black baseball: race and representation in the popular press, 1871-1890
2009, McFarland & Co.
in English
0786442069 9780786442065
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Table of Contents
Dust from many diamonds : trauma, memory, and the colored championship
"Fifteenth-amendment club-slingers" : colored base ball and the St. Louis Sporting Fraternity, 1875-1877
Dudes, macks, land ladies, waiters, tonsorialists, and aesthetes : the Colored Sporting Fraternity
Men of mark and marked men : black baseball representation
"A mirthful spectacle": representing negro comedy or black aesthetic style
Genuine colored artists : black legs, black stockings, and colored baseball, 1877-1888
Coda: A glance over the diamond fields of the continent : Henry Bridgewater's "now famous" black stockings.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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