The major task of today was to start a catalogue of books dealing with Race and Baseball. This will prove helpful for me in creating a very extended reading list for myself this summer, to help me recognize titles which will surely come up when talking, interviewing and asking advice from the folks leading this field, and help outline a specific page on my website-to-be.
One of the big obligations I have is to read fanatically on some of these books, primarily to catch me up to speed on many events, scandals and policies that were in effect before I was born. My work last summer helped establish the era of segregation previous to Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Satchel Paige and other names you may have heard of for their ability to adapt and take the nation by the hand, leading them into the unknown land of desegregation. So I have a good foundation of what it was like before, but that means my exploration has to cover a 60 year span since the time when baseball began that crusade. My reading, as I have already found, is a great resource for name dropping, as I think of which players, former players, writers and administrators have made important contributions in this field.
It feels like I’m not getting anywhere, having to deal with all these little steps. And every time I look at the calendar, it feels like it’s just too short.
matt
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