Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line
Where:
Illini Union Bookstore, Champaign
When:
Wednesday Sep 19, 2007 4:30 pm
to 5:30 pm
Description:
U of I Professor of History Adrian Burgos Jr. will be discussing his book "Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line." In this benchmark study on Latinos and professional baseball from the 1880s to the present, Adrian Burgos, Jr., tells a compelling, human story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn: passing as "Spanish" in the major leagues or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues.For more information:
Call 333-2050
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