Thomas Aiello
Thomas Aiello is professor of history and Africana studies at Valdosta State University. He is the author of many books, including The Life and Times of Louis Lomax: The Art of Deliberate Disunity.
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The Kings of Casino Park
Black Baseball in the Lost Season of 1932
University of Alabama Press
Aiello addresses long-held misunderstandings and misinterpretations of the Louisiana Monarchs black baseball team’s 1932 season. He tells the almost-unknown story of the team—its time, its fortunes, its hometown—and positions black baseball in the context of American racial discrimination. He illuminates the culture-changing power of a baseball team and the importance of sport in cultural and social history.
- Copyright year: 2011