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The journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro leagues

The journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro leagues

Children African American Fiction

Walter Dean Myers

Authors: Walter Dean Myers
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Teenager Biddy Owens' 1948 journal about working for the Birmingham Black Barons includes the games and the players, racism the team faces from New Orleans to Chicago, and his family's resistance to his becoming a professional baseball player. Includes a historical note about the evolution of the Negro Leagues.