Just as Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's Game
by Chris Crowe
Description
In the summer of 1948, as a new radio brings the first World Series game of the season into an African American home in Cleveland, Larry Doby’s historic breakthrough with the Cleveland Indians becomes more than a sports moment—it becomes a turning point for a nation. This book traces Doby’s path as the first Black player in the American League, exploring the pressures, barriers, and quiet acts of courage that shaped his journey and the people around him. Through vivid historical context and character-driven storytelling, it illuminates themes of segregation, resilience, and the long, complicated work of integration in American life. With Chris Crowe’s accessible, narrative nonfiction style, the story connects the drama of the ballpark to the stakes of civil rights, showing how one player’s presence helped change what “America’s game” could mean.
Available Editions
paperback
Candlewick Press
Published Jan 1, 2012
33 pages
ISBN: 9780763650261
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First Published
2012
Language
eng
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