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Queen of the Negro Leagues
Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles
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2020
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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, this bookhonors the life of Effa Manley, the trailblazing female co-owner of baseball’s Newark Eagles.
The first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, there was no one like Effa Manley in the sports world of the 1930s and 1940s. She was a sophisticated woman who owned a baseball team. She never shrank from going head to head with men, who dominated the ranks of sports executives. That her life story remained unchronicled for so long can only be attributed to one thing: her team, the Newark Eagles, belonged to the Negro Leagues.
In Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles, Negro Leagues Centennial Edition, James Overmyer brings to light new details regarding Effa Manley’s fascinating story, including previously-unknown information about her childhood and family. Overmyer wonderfully portrays Effa Manley’s trailblazing life, her championship baseball team, and a thriving black community in Newark that took the Eagles into their hearts. In addition, this book contains updates regarding the Negro Leagues, its talented rank of players, and Manley’s induction into the Hall of Fame.
This important work shines the spotlight on a previously unsung segment of baseball history. Drawing extensively from Eagle team records and Manley’s scrapbook, Queen of the Negro Leagues is the definitive biography of a groundbreaking female sports executive.
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Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-3984-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-3985-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
271
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Contents No access
Foreword No access
Introduction No access
1 Introducing Effa No access Pages 1 - 22
2 Opening (and Closing) in Brooklyn No access Pages 23 - 40
3 The Team and the Town No access Pages 41 - 62
4 Getting to Be at Home No access Pages 63 - 88
5 The Business of Black Baseball No access Pages 89 - r
6 The Manleys for Reform No access Pages 111 - 144
7 World War II, and Other Battles No access Pages 145 - 170
8 The Championship Season No access Pages 171 - 182
9 Good-bye to the Queen No access Pages 183 - 214
10 Still Fighting No access Pages 215 - 230
Appendix A: Effa’s Competition—The Other Owners of Black Teams No access Pages 231 - 246
Notes No access Pages 247 - 256
Bibliography No access Pages 257 - 262
Index No access Pages 263 - 270
About the Author No access Pages 271 - 271
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