Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1902-1931

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Michael E. Lomax is associate professor of sport history in the Department of Health and Human Physiology at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1860-1901: Operating by Any Means Necessary.

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As the companion volume to Black Baseball Entrepreneurs,1860-1901, Lomax's new book continues to chronicle the history of black baseball in the United States. In this book, Lomax takes a closer look at the marketing and promotion of the Negro Leagues by black baseball magnates. He explores how race influenced black baseball's institutional development and how it shaped the business relationship with white clubs and managers.