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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Swanson, Ryan A.

When baseball went white: reconstruction, reconciliation, and dreams of a national pastime / Ryan A. Swanson.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8032-3521-2 (hardback: alk. paper)

ISBN 978-0-8032-5518-0 (epub)

ISBN 978-0-8032-5519-7 (mobi)

ISBN 978-0-8032-5517-3 (pdf)

1. Baseball—United States—History—19th century. 2. Racism in sports—United States. 3. Discrimination in sports—United States. 4. African American baseball players—United States—Social conditions. 5. United States—Race relations. I. Title.

G863.A1S955 2014

796.35709034—dc23

2013046027

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