When Baseball Went White: Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Dreams of a National Pastime

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WhenBaseball WentWhite WhenBaseball WentWhite Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Dreams of a National Pastime Ryan A. Swanson University of Nebraska Press | Lincoln and London © 2014 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Swanson, Ryan A. When baseball went white: reconstruction, reconciliation, and dreams of a national pastime / Ryan A. Swanson. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8032-3521-2 (hardback: alk. paper) isbn 978-0-8032-5518-0 (epub) isbn 978-0-8032-5519-7 (mobi) isbn 978-0-8032-5517-3 (pdf) 1. Baseball—United States—History—19th century. 2. Racism in sports— United States. 3. Discrimination in sports—United States. 4. African American baseball players—United States—Social conditions. 5. United States—Race relations. I. Title. g863.a1s955 2014 796.35709034—dc23 2013046027 Set in Minion Pro by Renni Johnson. Designed by A. Shahan. ...