01886nam 2200457 450 991015171880332120230808200544.01-4766-2614-6(CKB)3710000000952378(MiAaPQ)EBC4745718(EXLCZ)99371000000095237820161209h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierJ. L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs trailblazers in Black baseball /William A. YoungJefferson, North Carolina :McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,2016.©20161 online resource (239 pages) illustrations, photographs1-4766-6299-1 Includes bibliographical references and index."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"--Provided by publisher.Baseball team ownersUnited StatesBiographyBaseballUnited StatesHistoryAfrican American baseball playersHistoryNegro leaguesHistoryBaseball team ownersBaseballHistory.African American baseball playersHistory.Negro leaguesHistory.796.357092Young William A.1945-1246855MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910151718803321J. L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs2890817UNINA