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 Kor

Summer afternoons at Forbes Field, playoff Sundays with the Steelers, winter nights at the Igloo cheering for Mario and the Penguins: Pittsburgh Sports captures

A collection of previously published essays exploring various aspects of baseball history includes an introduction to baseball historiography and a discussion o

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A comprehensive study of black participation in sports since slavery reveals a checkered history of prejudice and cultural bias that have plagued American sport