Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith: The Dynamic Duo that Desegregated American Sports - Paperback

by Wayne Dawkins (Author)

This dual biography highlights the transformative influence of Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith, two journalists who changed American sport and society through their calls to desegregate Major League Baseball and recognize Black baseball players.

Author Biography

Wayne Dawkins is a professor of professional practice at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He is author of biographies of politician Emanuel Celler and voting rights activist Andrew W. Cooper. Dawkins was a journalist at four daily newspapers for a quarter century before transitioning to academia two decades ago.