Johnson, Varian.

What were the Negro Leagues? / Negro Leagues? by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. - New York, NY : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, c2019. - 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - What was--? What was? (Who HQ) . - What was--? What was? (Who HQ) .

"WHOHQ"--Spine. "Who HQ. Your headquarters for history. Who? What? Where?"--Back cover. "16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

What were the Negro Leagues? -- The beginning of baseball -- The first black pro teams -- Early black baseball stars -- The father of black baseball -- A league of their own -- The Negro Leagues grow -- The second Negro National League -- The Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays -- The great experiment -- Jackie Robinson -- The end of an era -- Their place in history -- Timelines -- Bibliography.

Introduces the Negro Leagues of baseball, highlighting the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the leagues during the 1930s and 1940s.

ISBN: 9781524789992 (hbk.) 1524789992 (hbk.) 9781524789985 (pbk.) 1524789984 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2019030687

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Negro leagues--History--Juvenile literature.
Baseball players, Black--Juvenile literature.
Baseball--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Baseball--Juvenile literature
Negro leagues--Juvenile literature
Blacks--Juvenile literature

Dewey Class. No.: 796.357089/96073