Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
- ISBN-10
- 144201699X
- ISBN-13
- 9781442016996
- Series
- Black Diamond
- Category
- Baseball
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-07-10
- Publisher
- Paw Prints
- Authors
- Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Description
Traces the history of the Negro leagues that evolved due to segregation in professional baseball up to the 1950s
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