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Lanctot, Neil. Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004. A history of organized black baseball from 1933 to the early 1960s.

McKissack, Patricia, and Frederick L. McKissack. Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Scholastic, 1998. A history of the Negro Leagues; for readers in grades 6 to 10.

Ritter, Lawrence S. Leagues Apart: The Men and Times of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Morrow, 1995. A history that focuses on 21 players; for readers in grades 2 to 4.

Shirley, David. Satchel Paige: Baseball Great. Chelsea House, 1993. A biography of Paige that tells the story of the difficulties black athletes faced in the early days of integrated sports; for readers in grades 5 to 8.

Winter, Jonah. Fair Ball! 14 Great Stars from Baseball's Negro Leagues. Scholastic, 1999. Short biographies of 14 outstanding players; for readers in grades 3 to 6.

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