Sandlot Seasons: Sport in Black Pittsburgh
- ISBN-10
- 0252063422
- ISBN-13
- 9780252063428
- Category
- African American athletes
- Pages
- 238
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Rob Ruck
Description
A new preface updates this richly detailed look at the major role sport played in shaping Pittsburgh's black community from the Roaring Twenties through the Korean War. Rob Ruck reveals how sandlot, amateur, and professional athletics helped black Pittsburgh realize its potential for self-organization, expression, and creativity.
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