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050	0	0	_aGV863.A1 _bJ66 2019
082	0	0	_a796.357 JOH _223
100	1		_aJohnson, Varian, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWhat were the Negro Leagues? / _cby Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.
264		1	_aNew York : _bPenguin Workshop, _c[2019]
300			_a108 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aWhat were...?
520			_aThis 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. This book 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.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (page 108).
505	0		_aWhat were the Negro Leagues? -- The beginning of baseball -- The first black pro teams -- Early black baseball stars -- The father of black baseball -- A league of their own -- The Negro Leagues grow -- The second Negro national League -- The Crawfords and the Grays -- The great experiment -- Jackie Robinson -- The end of an era -- Their place in history -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
521	0		_a5.9
650		0	_aNegro leagues _xHistory _vJuvenile literature.
650		0	_aAfrican American baseball players _vJuvenile literature.
650		0	_aBaseball _zUnited States _xHistory _vJuvenile literature.
650		1	_aNegro leagues _xHistory.
650		1	_aBaseball players.
650		1	_aAfrican Americans.
650		1	_aBaseball _xHistory.
700	1		_aMarchesi, Stephen, _eillustrator.
521	2		_a3-6
035			_a(IMchF)fol19610315
521	8		_a1030L _bLexile
521	8		_aW _bFountas
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