The journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro leagues

Teenager Biddy Owens' 1948 journal about working for the Birmingham Black Barons includes the games and the players, racism the team faces from New Orleans to Chicago, and his family's resistance to his becoming a professional baseball player. Includes a historical note about the evolution of the Ne...

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Main Author:	Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scholastic, 2001.
Series:	My name is America
Subjects:	Birmingham Black Barons (Baseball team) > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Baseball > Juvenile fiction. Negro Leagues > Juvenile fiction. Segregation > Juvenile fiction. Prejudices > Juvenile fiction.
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