The Journal of Biddy Owens The Negro Leagues
Book Details
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2000
Language: en
Pages: 141
ISBN: 9780439445726
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Description
Teenager Biddy Owens' 1948 journal about working for the Birmingham Black Barons includes the games and the players, racism the team faces from New Orleans to Chicago, and his family's resistance to his becoming a professional baseball player. Includes a historical note about the evolution of the Negro Leagues.
Themes & Topics
Birmingham Black Barons (Baseball team) -- Juvenile fictionAfrican Americans -- Juvenile fictionBaseball -- Juvenile fictionNegro leagues -- Juvenile fictionSegregation -- Juvenile fictionPrejudices -- Juvenile fictionAfrican Americans -- Diaries -- Juvenile fiction
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