01552cam a2200337 i 4500 429180730 TxAuBib 20200101120000.0 190716s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019030687 9781524789985 1524789984 TxAuBib rda Johnson, Varian. What were the Negro Leagues. WHAT 15 / by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. New York : Penguin Workshop, 2019. ©2019. 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier WHAT IS AMERICA ; 15 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. Ages: 8-12 years. 20200101. Negro leagues History Juvenile literature. African American baseball players Juvenile literature. Baseball United States History Juvenile literature. Marchesi, Stephen, illustrator. WHAT IS AMERICA ; 15.