The Early Image of Black Baseball: Race and Representation in the Popular Press, 1871-1890
| By: | James E. Brunson III |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9780786442065 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780786454259 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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This volume examines early black baseball as it was represented in the artwork and written accounts of the popular press. From contemporary postbellum articles, illustrations, photographs and woodcuts, a unique image of the black athlete emerges, one that was not always positive but was nonetheless central in understanding the evolving black image in American culture. Chapters cover press depictions of championship games, specific teams and athletes, and the fans and culture surrounding black baseball.