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Of Monarchs and Black Barons
New in 2012 from author James A. Riley: Of Monarchs and Black Barons: Essays on Baseball’s Negro Leagues. The first African American to play in baseball’s recognized major leagues, William Edward White, appeared in 1879, followed by brothers Fleetwood and Welday Walker in 1884. The fourth African American, Jackie Robinson, did not make his major…
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Barnstorming to Heaven: Syd Pollock and His Great Black Teams
A rare insider’s perspective on baseball’s great barnstorming age.
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The Negro Leagues: African-American Achievers
The Negro Leagues is a story filled with unforgettable personalities, improbably performances, and magic moments. Most of all, it is a story excellence in the pursuit of our national pastime.
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Welcome to the New Blackbaseball’s Negro Baseball Leagues
Since 1996 we’ve brought you the best in Negro Baseball Leagues information. We’re happy to announce we have migrated to a new platform and will be relocating our information to this site in the weeks to come.
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Dandy, Day and the Devil
Based on exhaustive research and personal interviews, this publication is a trilogy examining the lives and careers of Negro League stars of Ray Dandridge, Leon Day and Willie Wells.
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Josh Gibson: The Power and the Darkness
Josh Gibson: THE POWER AND THE DARKNESS by Mark Ribowsky From the publisher: It is said that Josh Gibson is the only man ever to have hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium. Some claim he hit as many as seventy-five home runs in a season. All agreed that he was a frightening hitter…
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The Saga Of Dandy, The Devil And Day
Rare rap song from 1993 written by James A. Riley, recorded by the Ultramagnetic MC’s.
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The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues
This landmark reference volume (James A. Riley, Carroll & Graf, 1994, updated version publishing in January, 2002) is recognized as the most comprehensive work chronicling this era of baseball history.