"Sepia Stars Only Lukewarm Toward Campaign to Break Down Baseball Barriers"
Newspaper article
By: Sam Lacy
Date: August 12, 1939
Source: Lacy, Sam. "Sepia Stars Only Lukewarm Toward Campaign to Break Down Baseball Barriers." The Washington Tribune, August 12, 1939. Reprinted in Reisler, Jim. Black Writers/Black Baseball: An Anthology of Articles From Black Sportwriters Who Covered the Negro Leagues. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1994, 15–17.
About the Author: Sam Lacy (1903–2003) was the first black member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He was a longtime contributor to The Baltimore Afro-American and also wrote for The Washington Tribune and The Chicago Defender. He was one of the first black sportswriters to push actively for the integration of major league baseball. For his work he won numerous awards, including four National Newspaper Writing Awards.
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