The Giants' accomplishments took place against an historical backdrop of a change in the African-American experience. The original players from Jacksonville, Florida, joined the northward black migration during World War I. The team was named after Harry Bacharach - an Atlantic City politician running for mayor - as a way to keep his name before the city's black community. The Giants were immediately successful, and soon played the best semi-professional teams in their region, as well as the top black teams from the East and Midwest. They entered the first Negro league on the East Coast in...
The Giants' accomplishments took place against an historical backdrop of a change in the African-American experience. The original players from Jackso...
Cumberland Posey's life was an African American success story. In his athletic prime he was regarded as one of the best black baseball players in the East, organizer of a team that was the consensus national black champion for five years running. This book tells his story.
Cumberland Posey's life was an African American success story. In his athletic prime he was regarded as one of the best black baseball players in the ...
