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J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in black baseball

Title
J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in black baseball / William A. Young.
Author
Young, William A., 1945-
Publication
  • Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Description
v, 232 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
"Baseball pioneer J. L. Wilkinson (1878-1964) was the owner and founder, in 1920, of the Negro League's famed Kansas City Monarchs. The only white owner in the National Negro League, Wilkinson earned a reputation in African American baseball for treating players with fairness and respect. Wilkinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006"--
Subject
  • Wilkinson, J. L., 1878-1964
  • Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball team) > History
  • Baseball team owners > United States > Biography
  • African American baseball players > History
  • Negro leagues > History
  • Baseball > United States > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index.
Call Number
Sc F 17-161
ISBN
  • 9781476662992
  • 1476662991
LCCN
2016044895
OCLC
948547804
Author
Young, William A., 1945- author.
Title
J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in black baseball / William A. Young.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index.
Research Call Number
Sc F 17-161
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