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Branch Rickey: An Undercover Social Entrepreneur (Part 2)
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The second reason for his breaking of the color line was to demolish some of the barriers of race that were present in the country at the time. Rickey knew that if he could bring Jackie Robinson into the game, he would be able to not only make those in baseball more accepting [...]
Branch Rickey: An Undercover Social Entrepreneur
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Part 1 of 2
Not many people have heard of Branch Rickey, but most have heard of Jackie Robinson, the man who is credited with breaking baseball’s color line. What most do not realize is that without Rickey, there may have never been a Robinson. While Robinson is credited with what is widely considered [...]
The History of African Americans in Baseball Bibiliography
Anderson, B. (2001). Celebrating Jackie Robinson? Major League Baseball Sees the Limitations of Promotions. Journal of Promotion Management, 7, 215-224.
Carroll, B. (2006). Early Twentieth-Century Heroes: Coverage of Negro League baseball in the Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago Defender. Journalism History, 32, 34-42.
Carroll, B. (2006). From Fraternity to Fracture: Black Press Coverage of Involvement in Negro [...]
The History of African Americans in Baseball Part 2
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Although it was not well documented, black women even had their time in professional baseball as well when the male major leagues were in turmoil over labor agreements. While they were not accepted into the women’s baseball leagues which is now well known (thanks to the film A League of [...]
