Title/Author:
“Out of the Shadows: African American Baseball from the Cuban
Giants to Jackie Robinson” by William Kirwin (editor), narrated by Mirron
Willis
Tags:
Baseball, race, Negro Leagues,
Dodgers, audio book, essays
Publish date:
November 1, 2005
Length:
226 pages
Rating:
4 of 5 stars (very good)
Review:
Usually a collection
of short stories or essays of any topic will contain some good and some
not-so-good selections. Mainly because
of the topics, this collection of essays on African American baseball from the
late 19th century to the integration of the major leagues in the mid-20th
century is one that all readers interested in the topic should read.Editor William Kirwin has selected a diverse selection of essays, covering topics from Cap Anson leading the way to segregate the game in the late 1880’s to discussions of female Negro League team owner Effa Manley. The influence of writer Sol White is discussed and of course, the roles of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey to integrate baseball.
If readers have read
other books on the subjects, they will not learn any new information here. But for those who wish to learn about topics
in which the readers do not know about this collection is a very good
start. For example, I had never heard of
the Cuban Giants before picking up this book.
After hearing the essay on that team, I now wish to learn more about
these trail blazers of black baseball teams.
Some of the essays are
meant for entertainment, but most of them are information and scholarly in
nature. This may not be best for everyone,
but these essays come highly recommended as an excellent source of information on
the roles of African Americans in the game during this time frame.
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