The league

The league

DVD - 2023

Celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the 20th century, exploring Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities, and a showcase for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while exposing unintended consequences of the sport's integration.

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Subjects
Baseball players > United States.
Negro leagues > History > 20th century.
Race relations.
Discrimination in sports > United States.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Documentary films
Feature films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment [2023]
Language
English
Corporate Authors
Radical Media, Play/Action Pictures, Two One Five Entertainment, Yabba Biri Productions
Corporate Authors
Radical Media (production company), Play/Action Pictures, Two One Five Entertainment, Yabba Biri Productions
Other Authors
Sam Pollard (film director), Robin Espinola (film producer), Dave Sirulnick (author), Jen Isaacson (-), Byron Motley, Bob Motley, 1923-2017
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Based on the book "The Negro Baseball Leagues" by Bob Motley and Byron Motley.
Wide screen (16x9)
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, widescreen (16x9, 1.78:1); Dolby 5.1; region 1, NTSC.
Audience
Rating: PG for thematic content including racism, a racial slur some violent images and smoking.
Production Credits
Music, Kathryn Bostic ; directors of photography, Henry Adebonojo, Angel Barroeta ; editor, Dave Marcus.
ISBN
9786319060034
Contents unavailable.

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