Foreword vi
Introduction 1(3)
Early Days
4(38)
Before Jim Crow
42(24)
The Great Independents
66(60)
Organized League Ball
126(26)
The New Negro
152(42)
Hope for the Future
194(28)
The Breakdown
222(44)
Recovery and Demise
266(58)
Crossing the Color Line
324(26)
Forgotten Legacy
350(30)
Appendix: Negro League Statistics 380(32)
Index 412