Integrating the Orioles
Baseball and Race in Baltimore
Seiten
2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6212-1 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6212-1 (ISBN)
Drawing on primary sources and interviews with former executives, players and sportswriters, this book tells the story of the integration of the Baltimore Orioles. The author describes how tensions between community leaders and team officials aborted negotiations to both increase black attendance and put an African American in the club's executive ranks.
The struggle to integrate the Baltimore Orioles mirrored the fight for civil rights in Baltimore. The Orioles debuted in 1954, the same year the Supreme Court struck down public school segregation. As Baltimore experienced demonstrations, white flight and a 1968 riot, team integration came slowly. Black players--mostly outfielders--made cameo appearances as black fans stayed away in droves. The breakthrough came in 1966, with the arrival of a more enlightened owner, and African American superstar Frank Robinson. As more black players filled the roster, the Orioles dominated the American League from 1969 through much of the 1970s and into the early 1980s.
Attempts to integrate the team's executive suite were less successful. While black players generally did not participate in civil rights actions, several under Robinson's leadership pushed for front office jobs for former black players. Drawing on primary sources and interviews with former executives, players and sportswriters, this book tells the story of the integration of the Orioles. The author describes how tensions between community leaders and team officials aborted negotiations to both increase black attendance and put an African American in the club's executive ranks.
The struggle to integrate the Baltimore Orioles mirrored the fight for civil rights in Baltimore. The Orioles debuted in 1954, the same year the Supreme Court struck down public school segregation. As Baltimore experienced demonstrations, white flight and a 1968 riot, team integration came slowly. Black players--mostly outfielders--made cameo appearances as black fans stayed away in droves. The breakthrough came in 1966, with the arrival of a more enlightened owner, and African American superstar Frank Robinson. As more black players filled the roster, the Orioles dominated the American League from 1969 through much of the 1970s and into the early 1980s.
Attempts to integrate the team's executive suite were less successful. While black players generally did not participate in civil rights actions, several under Robinson's leadership pushed for front office jobs for former black players. Drawing on primary sources and interviews with former executives, players and sportswriters, this book tells the story of the integration of the Orioles. The author describes how tensions between community leaders and team officials aborted negotiations to both increase black attendance and put an African American in the club's executive ranks.
Bob Luke is the author of six books about baseball and race in America. He lives in Garrett Park, Maryland.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. “I’ve Seen the Best Player I’ve Ever Seen”
2. “When the Public Is Ready”
3. “We’d Be the Most Stupid People in Baseball”
4. “Bring Pup Tents and Box Lunches”
5. “Why So Few Blacks?”
6. “What’s All the Mystery About?”
7. “You Can’t Be Enemies and Win”
8. “Love Time Is Here”
9. “All Brawn, No Brain”
10. “May Not Have the Necessities”
11. “I’m Just So Damn Mad”
Epilogue
Afterword
Appendix
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.2.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 23 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 308 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6212-6 / 1476662126 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6212-1 / 9781476662121 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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