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- Discrimination in sports--United States
- United States--History--20th century
- Baseball players--United States
- United States--Race relations--20th century
- Baseball--United States--History--20th century
- Negro leagues--History--20th century
- African American baseball managers--History--20th century
- African American baseball players--History--20th century
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Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
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Sydenham Branch | DVD 796.35709730904 Lea | In transit |
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Title Statement | The league [DVD] / written by Lovell Gates, Jakkar Thompson, Clayton B. Stevens, Bob Motley, Byron Motley ; directed by Sam Pollard. |
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Additional Contributors | Gates, Lovell |
Pollard, Sam | |
Stevens, Clayton B | |
Thompson, Jakkar | |
Publication | Los Angeles, CA: Magnolia Home Entertainment,[2023]©2009 |
Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (103 minutes) |
Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 876964017985 |
Other Number | av07442641 |
General Notes | Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. Title from container. Based on the book "The Negro Baseball Leagues" by Bob Motley and Byron Motley. |
Performance Credits | Lovell Gates, Jakkar Thompson, Clayton B. Stevens. |
Audience & Ratings | E. |
Languages | Audio track in English, captions in English. |
System Details | DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
Summary | Celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the 20th century, exploring Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities, and a showcase for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while exposing unintended consequences of the sport's integration. |
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By Topic | Discrimination in sports--United States |
Baseball players--United States | |
Baseball--History--20th century--United States | |
Negro leagues--History--20th century | |
African American baseball managers--History--20th century | |
African American baseball players--History--20th century | |
By Location | United States--History--20th century |
United States--Race relations--20th century | |
By Genre | Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Documentary films | |
Biographical films | |
Historical films | |
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