The early image of black baseball : race and representation in the popular press, 1871-1890 / James E. Brunson III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brunson, James E. (James Edward), 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--United States--History--19th century.

Baseball.

African Americans in mass media.

History.

African American baseball players.

Public opinion.

Negro leagues.

United States.

Negro leagues--History--19th century.

African American baseball players--Public opinion.

African Americans in mass media--History--19th century.

Athletes in mass media.

Public opinion--United States.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

vii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]

Summary:

"Examines early black baseball as represented in artwork and accounts of the popular press. From contemporary postbellum articles, illustrations, photographs and woodcuts, image of the black athlete emerges, not always positive but nonetheless central in understanding the evolving black image in American culture. Covers championship games, specific teams and athletes, fans and culture surrounding black baseball"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Dust from many diamonds : trauma, memory, and the colored championship

"Fifteenth-amendment club-slingers" : colored base ball and the St. Louis Sporting Fraternity, 1875-1877

Dudes, macks, land ladies, waiters, tonsorialists, and aesthetes : the Colored Sporting Fraternity

Men of mark and marked men : black baseball representation

"A mirthful spectacle": representing negro comedy or black aesthetic style

Genuine colored artists : black legs, black stockings, and colored baseball, 1877-1888

Coda: A glance over the diamond fields of the continent.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786442065

0786442069

OCLC:

261267992