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The Kings of Casino Park: Black Baseball in the Lost Season of 1932
Dr. Thomas Aiello Ph.D.
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
In the 1930s, Monroe, Louisiana, was a town of twenty-six thousand in the northeastern corner of the state, an area described by the New Orleans Item as the 'lynch law center of Louisiana.' race relations were bad, and the Depression was pitiless for most, especially for the working class--a great many of whom had no work at all or seasonal work at best. Yet for a few years in the early 1930s, this unlikely spot was home to the Monarchs, a national-caliber Negro League baseball team. Crowds of black and white fans eagerly filled their segregated grandstand seats to see ... Read more
In the 1930s, Monroe, Louisiana, was a town of twenty-six thousand in the northeastern corner of the state, an area described by the New Orleans Item as the 'lynch law center of Louisiana.' race relations were bad, and the Depression was pitiless for most, especially for the working class--a great many of whom had no work at all or seasonal work at best. Yet for a few years in the early 1930s, this unlikely spot was home to the Monarchs, a national-caliber Negro League baseball team. Crowds of black and white fans eagerly filled their segregated grandstand seats to see ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817317423
SKU
V9780817317423
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99-15
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