| Abstrakt: |
The story of black baseball in Boston reveals an added dimension to the game's history. Boston never hosted a professional team in the traditional Negro Leagues, but the city produced several of the finest amateur and semi-professional teams and players in New England. For too long, scholars have overlooked the players, owners, and promoters who developed the local game and ensured its intimate social and cultural presence in the community. African Americans in Boston resisted the indignities of segregation during the Jim Crow Era by creating and supporting successful baseball teams that reflected the strength and vitality of their neighborhoods. Boston fans found a dignity and consistency in their black players that shaped racial identity and reinforced the notion that the struggle for racial equality can be found in several different arenas, including the baseball stadium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
