The journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro leagues / by Walter Dean Myers.
by Myers, Walter Dean.
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BookSeries: My name is America. Publisher: New York : Scholastic Inc, 2001Edition: 1st. ed.Description: 139 p.ISBN: 0-439-09503-4.Subject(s): Birmingham Black Barons (Baseball team) -- Fiction | Baseball -- Fiction | Negro Leagues -- Fiction | Afro-Americans -- Fiction | Segregation -- Fiction | Prejudices -- Fiction | Diaries -- Fiction | My name is AmericaSummary: Teenager Buddy Owens' 1948 journal about working for the Birmingam 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.
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Teenager Buddy Owens' 1948 journal about working for the Birmingam 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.
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