Sandlot Seasons

Sandlot Seasons
Author: Rob Ruck
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1987
Genre: African American athletes
ISBN: 9780252063428

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A new preface updates this richly detailed look at the major role sport played in shaping Pittsburgh's black community from the Roaring Twenties through the Korean War. Rob Ruck reveals how sandlot, amateur, and professional athletics helped black Pittsburgh realize its potential for self-organization, expression, and creativity.