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Wayne Dawkins

Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith

The Dynamic Duo that Desegregated American Sports. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,5 cm / 15,7 cm / 1,7 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781032255668

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222 Seiten
Juli 2024
Routledge

This dual biography highlights the transformative influence of Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith, two journalists who changed American sport and society through their calls to desegregate Major League Baseball and recognize Black baseball players.

Wayne Dawkins is a professor of professional practice at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He is the author of biographies of politician Emanuel Celler and voting rights activist Andrew W. Cooper. Dawkins was a journalist at four daily newspapers for a quarter century before transitioning to academia two decades ago.

Part 1: Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith 1. Coming of Age: Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith 2. Negro Leagues: A Response to the MLB Lockout 3. Stalling, Then Jackie Robinson's Breakthrough, 1946 4. Robinson and Montreal Royals: Dodger Blues 5. Jackie Fights Back; Wendell's Boxing Beat 6. Wendell Smith and Chicago TV; Sam Lacy's Long-Distance Run to the 21st Century Part 2: Documents