Sandlot Seasons

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  • Sandlot Seasons Book Detail

  • Author : Rob Ruck
  • Release Date : 1987
  • Publisher : University of Illinois Press
  • Genre : African American athletes
  • Pages : 284
  • ISBN 13 : 9780252063428
  • File Size : 10,10 MB

Sandlot Seasons by Rob Ruck PDF Summary

Book Description: A new preface updates this richly detailed look at the major role sport played in shaping Pittsburgh's black community from the Roaring Twenties through the Korean War. Rob Ruck reveals how sandlot, amateur, and professional athletics helped black Pittsburgh realize its potential for self-organization, expression, and creativity.

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