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Beyond the Shadow of the Senators : The Untold Story of the Homestead Grays and the Integration of Baseball

by Brad Snyder

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Presents the history of the Homestead Grays, one of the Negro League's best baseball teams, and how they started the integration of baseball in Washington D.C., discussing such players as Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard.

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Published: 2003
Genres: Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 796.357
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