Exploring Jackie Robinson

The Best Pitcher in Baseball: The Life of Rube Foster, Negro League Giant by Robert C. Cottrell B F756C

This illustrated biography pays tribute to the star pitcher, winning manager, and founder of the Negro National League, who died before baseball's integration and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981.

Don't Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball by Mark Ribowsky B P141R

Considered by many to be the best pitcher ever, Satchel Paige was the star of the Negro Leagues from the 1920s to the 1940s. But beneath his star appeal was a complex man, captured in this biography.

Few and Chosen: Defining Negro Leagues Greatness by Monte Irvin 796.35764 I72f

This addition to the Few and Chosen series, which highlights baseball greats, includes surprising and informative entries on Josh Gibson, Roy Campanella, and the teams that made the Negro Leagues great.

Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953 by Larry Lester 796.35764 qL64b

Using newspaper articles, player stats, and photos, Lester details twenty years of Negro League greatness, distilled into one annual game. A must-read for every baseball fan.

Beyond the Shadow of the Senators: the Untold Story of the Homestead Grays and the Integration of Baseball by Brad Snyder 796.35764 S67b

The true story of the greatest baseball dynasty most people have never heard of--the Homestead Grays--and how greed, racism and owner shenanigans were as much a part of Washington, D.C. baseball as the accomplishments of the extraordinary black athletes who played there.