FYS 1050 - Baseball in the Negro League

Hours: 3
Tracing the story of Negro League Baseball, emphasizing the social, cultural and historical circumstances which gave rise to the phenomena starting with the growth of local all-black independent teams in the 1880’s through the waning years of the leagues in the 1950’s. Topics such as the plight of the black athlete, social and civil rights, segregation, the business side of sports, evolution of the game and its equipment, breaking of the color barrier, and the reasons why the Major Leagues originally chose to disenfranchise black players will be addressed.

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FYS 1050 - Baseball in the Negro League