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A calculus of color : the integration of baseball's American League / Robert Kuhn McGregor.

by McGregor, Robert Kuhn, 1952-

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Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Comapny, Inc., Publishers, c2015.

American League of Professional Baseball Clubs -- History.

Major League Baseball (Organization) -- History.

Baseball -- United States -- History.

Racism in sports -- United States -- History.

Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.

9780786494408 (softcover : alk. paper) :

0786494409 (softcover : alk. paper)

x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

In 1947, as the integration of Major League baseball began, the once-daring American League had grown reactionary, unwilling to confront postwar challenges. As the political climate changed and some major league teams realized the necessity of integration, the American League proved painfully reluctant. With the exception of the Cleveland Indians, integration was slow and often ineffective. This book examines the integration of baseball, widely viewed as a triumph, through the experiences of the American League and finds only a limited shift in racial values. The teams accepted few black players and made no effort to alter management structures, and organized baseball remained an institution governed by tradition-bound owners.

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