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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ruck, Rob.
Raceball : how the major leagues colonized the black and Latin game / Rob Ruck.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8070-4805-4 (hardcover : alk. paper)
E-ISBN 978-0-8070-4806-1
1. Baseball—Social aspects—United States. 2. Discrimination in sports—United States—History. 3. Baseball—United States—History. 4. Major League Baseball (Organization)—History. 5. African American baseball players. 6. Hispanic American baseball players. 7. United States—Social conditions. 8. Latin America—Social conditions. 9. Caribbean Area—Social conditions. I. Title.
GV867.64.R83 2010
796.357'64—dc22 2010037079