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Young William A. <1945-> |
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J. L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in Black baseball / / William A. Young |
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Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
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Baseball team owners - United States |
Baseball - United States - History |
African American baseball players - History |
Negro leagues - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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"Baseball pioneer J. L. Wilkinson (1878-1964) was the owner and founder, in 1920, of the Negro League's famed Kansas City Monarchs. The only white owner in the National Negro League, Wilkinson earned a reputation in African American baseball for treating players with fairness and respect. Wilkinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006"-- |
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