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2025
Abstract
Black athletes were barred from playing baseball in the major and minor leagues prior to 1946 with few exceptions. Less studied is integrated baseball among independent town teams, and this research has focused on particular players or circumstances rather than an entire state or region across a long span of baseball history. Most newspapers published in Kansas prior to 1923 and several published after that year have been digitized, providing a substantial amount of information that makes the state well suited to serve as a case study of the broader history of integrated baseball from 1865 to 1945. This book begins with biographies of more than 80 Black baseballists who played in or umpired games with white or predominantly white town teams and minor league clubs. With the foundation provided by these experiences, the questions of why, when, and where these integrated teams took the field are examined and placed within the context of segregation and exclusion across the broader community. The second edition of the book has been updated with new information about the players in Kansas and across the continent.
Keywords
integrated baseball, segregated baseball, town team baseball, minor league baseball, Kansas baseball, color line.
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Eberle, Mark E., "Integrated Baseball in Kansas during the Sport's Era of Segregation, 1865-1945, second edition" (2025). Monographs. 33.
DOI: 10.58809/MSDM8400
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https://scholars.fhsu.edu/all_monographs/33
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Originally published in 2022. Second edition published in 2025.
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