Overview

Cincinnati is regarded as one of the most important cities in professional baseball history, and that history includes Negro League baseball. Cincinnati was home to three major Negro League Teams: the Cincinnati-Cuban Stars, the Cincinnati Tigers and the Cincinnati Clowns. In addition, several black semi-professional teams played a part in the formation of Cincinnati's Negro League teams. This book is a chronological exploration of Black baseball in Cincinnati, covering both professional and semi-professional African American players from 1870-1970. Being geographically situated between the North and South, Cincinnati has been at the center of racial tensions throughout its history. African Americans in Cincinnati overcame endemic racist attitudes to organize these competitive professional baseball teams. Through the efforts of many, some anonymous and others who are known yet under recognized, Negro League baseball found a home in Cincinnati. This book presents a rich history of Cincinnati baseball through the lives of its black contributors, both on and off the field.

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9781476688039

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""Paul Debono's highly engaging and powerfully written book, Black Baseball in Cincinnati: A History, is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of African American Cincinnatians, along with the topics of baseball and race relations, as well as African American joy and perseverance from a local, regional, and national perspective. Also crucial to this highly researched and extremely important volume are the passionate and eloquent words that consistently jump off the pages as the author describes the various Black American baseball teams that populated Cincinnati, Ohio, and several surrounding cities and states. For these points alone, Debono should be congratulated. ...this book leaves the reader wanting more and more as the author discusses numerous important topics, based on both little-known and highly used sources about the history and legacy of several local and regional ""Negro"" League baseball teams that enhance the lives of Black Americans locally, regionally, and nationwide daily.""--Eric R. Jackson, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, professor of history and Black studies, Northern Kentucky University

Author Information

Paul Debono is long time student of Negro League baseball history and is a retired financial services representative who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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