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What Were the Negro Leagues?

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title What Were the Negro Leagues?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Varian Johnson
By (author) Who HQ
Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
SeriesWhat Was?
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 194,Width 135
ISBN/Barcode 9781524789985
ClassificationsDewey:796.357640973
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Penguin Workshop
Publication Date 24 December 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

This baseball league that was made up of African American players and run by African American owners ushered in the biggest change in the history of baseball. In America during the early twentieth century, no part was safe from segregation, not even the country's national pastime, baseball. Despite their exodus from the Major Leagues because of the color of their skin, African American men still found a way to participate in the sport they loved. Author Varian Johnson shines a spotlight on the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the Negro Leagues during the 1930s and 40s. Readers will learn about how phenomenal players like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and of course, Jackie Robinson greatly changed the sport of baseball.

Author Biography

Varian Johnson is the author of several children's books. He lives outside of Austin, TX with his family. This is his first time writing for Who HQ.