Oakland Larks Baseball T-Shirt Albion Manzanar Baseball Association

Manzanar Baseball Association

5" / Medium 29

popularly associated with San Francisco and the West Coast

Sacramento Gilt Edge

Oakland Larks Baseball T-Shirt Albion Manzanar Baseball AssociationOakland Larks West Coast Baseball Association Champs From 1887 to 1947 there were no contracts with African American players on teams in baseball's major leagues. Jackie Robinson broke that barrier in 1947 when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers. In California at the turn of the century, winter league baseball was flourishing and African American teams played in the integrated league. Interest and respect for African American players in the