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:
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—.
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All page numbers in the index refer to the print edition.

Aaron, Hank,
153–54
,
165

Alston, Walter,
87–88
,
156
,
159
,
162
,
163–64
,
165
,
168

American Association,
17–18
,
109

Amoros, Sandy,
161
,
162
,
163
,
168
,
170

Anderson, Bill,
77

Anderson, Carl,
59

Angell, Roger,
121

Ashburn, Richie,
110
,
112

Atlanta Crackers,
124–25

Bacharach Giants,
68
,
70–71
,
72

Baker Bowl,
68

Baltimore Afro-American
,
4
,
53
,
129–30
,
195n53

Baltimore Elite Giants,
10
,
35–36
,
42
,
69–73
,
155

Baltimore Giants,
22

Baltimore Orioles,
20–21

Bankhead, Dan,
106
,
204n3

Banks, Ernie,
152–53

Barber, Walter “Red,”
29–30

Barker, Marvin,
77

Barnhill, Dave,
36

Bartlett, Ray,
59

Baseball Has Done It
(Robinson),
184–86

Baseball’s Great Experiment
(Tygiel),
9
,
86
,
97–98

Baseball Writers’ Association,
131
,
134

Bavasi, Buzzie,
85–86
,
89
,
130
,
171
,
175
,
176–77

Bell, James “Cool Papa,”
35
,
41

Benjamin Franklin Hotel,
98

Benson, Gene,
35
,
36
,
38
,
77
; mentoring Robinson,
78–79
,
199n62

Benswanger, William,
36

Berra, Lawrence “Yogi,”
167–68
,
170
,
212n24

Bethune, Mary McLeod,
89–90

Birmingham Black Barons,
133

Birmingham World
,
148–49

Black, Bill,
175

Black, Joe,
2
,
154–55
,
163
,
165

Black Panthers,
182–83

Boggess, “Dusty,”
146

Bostic, Joe,
47–48

Boston Braves,
22
,
45
,
94–95
,
109
,
116

Boston Red Sox,
21
,
45
,
106
,
167

Braden, Sam,
30

Bragan, Bobby,
92–93
,
105

Branca, Ralph,
123
,
148–49

Brooklyn Bridegrooms (“Grooms”),
18–19

Brooklyn Bridge,
14
,
18

Brooklyn Brown Dodgers,
48
,
77

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
,
16
,
19–20
,
28

Brooklyn Daily Standard Union
,
16–17

Brooklyn Dodgers,
9
,
31
,
46
; 1947 season,
92–105
; 1948 season,
108–16
; 1949 season,
118–35
; 1955 season,
165–70
; 1956 season,
173–75
; ascent of in 1880s and ’90s,
17–20
; and attendance,
29
; fans of,
15–17
,
23
,
94
,
105
,
121–22
,
140–42
,
170
; integration of,
81–105
; jokes and ridicule of,
21–22
,
27–28
; mythology of,
161
; payroll of,
164
; and rivalry with Giants,
9
,
18
,
20
,
114
,
150–52
,
173–74
; and rivalry with Yankees,
9
,
13
,
16
,
28
,
105

Brooklyn Eagles.
See
Newark Eagles

Brooklyn
NY
: as baseball city,
19–22
; Bedford-Stuyvesant,
22
,
25–26
; Brownsville,
19–20
,
23–24
; and competition for baseball fans,
21
; culture of,
19
,
29
,
161
; Flatbush,
19
,
21
; geographic location of,
18
; immigrant groups in,
18
,
23–24
,
26
; map of,
24
; politics in,
25
; Prospect Park,
21
; and race relations,
23–27
; Williamsburg,
23–24

Brooklyn Polka Dots,
17–18

Brooklyn Royal Giants,
22–23

Brooklyn Superbas,
20

Brown, Willard,
106

Brown v. Board of Education
(1954),
2
,
137
,
156
,
172

Burdette, Lew,
174

Byrne, Charles H.,
17–18
,
20

Byrne, Tommy,
169

Camilli, Dolph,
28

Campanella, Bernice Ray (first wife),
73
,
184
,
198n43

Campanella, Beverly (daughter),
73
,
184

Campanella, David (stepson),
75
,
184
,
198n55

Campanella, Ida (mother),
65–68

Campanella, John (father),
65–68
,
75

Campanella, Joyce (daughter),
73
,
184

Campanella, Roxie Doles,
184

Campanella, Roy: as All Star,
3
,
128
; and Alston,
87–88
,
159
,
163
; approachability of,
64
,
87
,
140–42
; and approach to civil rights,
2
,
117
,
128–29
,
139
,
140–43
,
158–59
,
172–73
; and attitude on civil rights,
128–29
,
139
,
172–73
,
184–85
; barnstorming,
132–34
,
152–53
; bench jockeying and umpire baiting,
150–51
; breaking the color line,
42
,
44
,
85–89
,
109
; childhood of,
64–67
; children of,
73
,
184
,
185
,
198n55
; as civil rights pioneer,
1–2
,
56–58
,
85–89
,
109
; compared to Robinson,
187
; and conflict with Robinson,
11–12
,
132–34
,
136
,
141
,
156–59
,
163–64
; criticizing Robinson,
171
,
178–79
; death of,
187
; and different approach to civil rights than Robinson’s,
2–4
,
57
,
128–29
,
142–43
; on disability,
187
; discrimination against,
68–69
,
88–89
,
123–25
,
209n29
; and Dressen,
76
; family of,
64–65
,
66–67
,
71–72
; and fans,
125
,
140–42
; and friendship with Robinson,
10–11
,
56
,
117
,
119
,
121
; Hall of Fame induction of,
186
; health of,
163
; in high school,
68–72
; injuries of,
139–40
,
163
; intelligence of,
108
,
146
; and jealousy,
3–4
,
171
; leadership of,
86–87
,
108
,
114–15
,
136
,
141–42
; Major League statistics of,
4
,
114
,
115
,
140
,
145
,
166
,
175
; as manager,
87–88
; marriages of,
73
,
184
,
198n43
; and mentoring Banks,
152–53
; and mentoring Black,
155
; and mentoring Gilliam,
157–58
; and mentoring Hank Aaron,
153–54
; and mentoring Mays,
133
,
151
; and mentoring Newcombe,
129–31
; Minor League statistics of,
87
,
89
,
108–9
; as
MVP
(International League),
108
; as
MVP
(National League),
3
,
73
,
140
,
141
,
142
,
170
,
211n5
; as
MVP
(New England League),
89
; and Ne
gro League career with Bacharach Giants,
68
,
70
; and Negro League career with Baltimore Elite Giants,
69–73
; and O’Malley,
136
,
170
,
173
; paralyzed,
184
; post-baseball life of,
184–87
; and reconciliation with Robinson,
184–86
; and religion,
67
,
72
; and Rickey,
76–78
,
86–88
,
108–9
,
134
,
145–46
; salary of,
68
,
71
,
73
,
74
,
86
,
109
,
163
,
170
; and sportswriters,
148–49
; and teammates,
114–15
,
155–56
,
165
,
171
; temperament of,
3
,
57
,
64
; and womanizing,
171

Campanella, Roy, Jr. (son),
114
,
184
,
185
,
198n55

Campanella, Ruthe Willis (second wife),
75
,
184

Campanella, Ruth “Princess” (daughter),
184
,
198n55

Campanella, Tony,
184
,
198n55

Campanis, Al,
84
,
200n15

Camp Hood
TX
,
62

Cannon, Jimmy,
176

Carey, Max,
21

Carmichael, Stokely,
182

Carnegie, Andrew,
6

Carpenter, Robert Sr.,
96
,
98

Casey, Hugh,
28
,
92
,
102
,
114

Chambers, Whitaker,
90–91

Chance, Frank,
16

Chandler, Albert “Happy,”
41
,
91
,
93
,
96
,
119–20
,
131
,
144

Chapman, Ben,
95–101
,
112

Charleston, Oscar,
44

Chase Hotel,
156–59

Chauncey, George,
19

Chicago American Giants,
49

Chicago Cubs,
122–23
,
129
,
152
,
156

Chock full o’ Nuts,
175
,
178

Cincinnati Reds,
27
,
30
,
33
,
102

Civil Rights Act (1964),
1

civil rights movement,
40–41
,
89–90
,
136–38
,
181–83
; and
Brown v. Board of Education
(1954),
2
,
137–38
,
156
,
172
; differing approaches to,
4–12
,
70–71
,
137
; and integration of Central High School, Little Rock
AR
,
138
; and Montgomery Bus boycott,
171–72
; and Niagara movement,
7–8
; and
To Secure These Rights
(congressional report),
90

Cleveland Buckeyes,
35
,
45

Cleveland Indians,
21
,
106
,
113
,
163

Cochrane, Mickey,
67

cold war,
89–91
,
125

Communist movement: and alliance with civil rights,
46
,
47–48
,
89–91
; and McCarthyism,
91

Communist Party of America,
8
,
46
,
125–27

Coney Island,
19

Congress of Industrial Organization (
CIO
),
46

Conlan, John “Jocko,”
146

Connor, John,
22

Cook, Eugene,
124

Costigan, Edward P.,
90

Cox, Billy,
155–56

Cronin, Joe,
45

Crosley Field,
74

Cuban X Giants,
22

Cutshaw, George,
16

Daley, Arthur,
148

Dandridge, Ray,
35

Danville
IL
,
85

Dascoli, Frank,
147

Daubert, Jake,
16
,
21

Davis, Benjamin J.,
46–47

Day, John,
18

Daytona Beach
FL
,
81–83

Dee, Ruby,
132

DeLand
FL
,
83

Detroit Tigers,
104
,
167

Dihigo, Martin,
35

Dixon, Tom,
68
,
70–71
,
72

Doby, Larry,
106
,
113–14
,
132–33
,
152

Doles, Roxie.
See
Campanella, Roxie Doles

Downs, Karl,
59

Doyle, Joseph J.,
17

Dressen, Charlie,
76
,
146
,
155
,
159