The story of Negro League baseball is the story of gifted athletes and determined owners; of racial discrimination and international sportsmanship; of fortunes won and lost; of triumphs  and defeats on and off the field. It is a perfect mirror for the social and political history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. But most of all, the story of the Negro Leagues is about hundreds of unsung who overcame segregation, hatred, terrible conditions, and low pay to do the one thing they loved more than anything else in the world: play ball.

Author and renowned illustrator Kadir Nelson brings this story to life on every page and through every oil painting in the book- breathtaking in their perspectives,  rich in emotion, and created  with understanding and affection for these lost heroes of our national game. It's for baseball players of all ages.

For ages 8 and up