They played for the love of the game : untold stories of Black baseball in Minnesota, Frank M. White ; foreword by Dave Winfield

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Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (page 125-182) and index

Contents: Foreword by Dave Winfield -- Minnesota Black baseball in the nineteenth century -- Black baseball: gophers and keystones -- Creating their own league -- Promises, challenges, and the Great Depression -- The end of the color barrier in organized baseball -- but barriers still exist -- The decline of Black baseball and the rise of fast-pitch softball -- The end of an era -- Extra innings -- They passed here along the way: African American and Latino players on Minnesota's minor league clubs

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