The Best Man Plays: Major League Baseball and the Black Athlete, 1901-2002

by Andrew O'Toole

It has been said that sport is the great leveler, that on the playing field everyone is of equal status. Through the years, however, few institutions have better embodied America's ideals and prejudices than baseball. Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers marked the first time an African American participated in a major league contest in the 20th century, and his abilities verified what many had believed all along--that African Americans...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786414944
• ISBN13: 9780786414949
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher