Lessons & Tutorials
Targeted Websites
The Negro Leagues
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum:
- Negro Leagues eMuseum
- Negro Leagues History
- Multimedia Library: Clips from the NLBM Oral History Interview Project
- A Look at Life in the Negro Leagues: More primary sources
Negro League Baseball Players' Association
Negro League Baseball.com
The Hill District: Pittsburgh Crawfords Homestead Grays (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)
Negro League Hall of Fame Members (How Stuff Works)
Life in the Negro Leagues - Includes podcast interview with player John "Buck" O'Neill"
Baseball's Negro Leagues - EssayIndividual Players
Satchel Paige Official Website
America’s Story: Leroy “Satchel Paige” (Library of Congress)
Josh Gibson: No Joshing about Gibson's Talents (ESPN.com)Segregation
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (PBS)
Remembering Jim Crow - Includes slideshows and audio oral histories
Plessy v. Ferguson (National Archives) - Includes primary source material
Citing Sources: Online citation generators, High School guide
BCPS Digital Resources
Do a keyword search in one of these BCPS databases* for information from authoritative, reliable sources.
* No login needed to use databases at school. See your library media specialist for usernames and passwords required for home access.
Search for additional websites in Destiny Webpath Express or net Trekker:
Using BCPS Virtual Resources, Digital Content, and e-books:
About, Tutorials, and Webinars
KEYWORDS for searching:
- Negro Leagues
- baseball history
- segregation
- specific teams or players' names
- Other keywords from your focus questions
Print Resources
Search your school's Destiny Library Catalog or the Baltimore County Public Library Catalog for books witn information about segregation, the Negro Leagues, or baseball history. Use indexes or tables of contents in nonfiction and reference books or encyclopedias to locate specific information related to your topic and questions.
Do a keyword search in the DESTINY catalog to find nonfiction and reference books about your topic.
Do a keyword search in the BCPL Catalog to locate additional resources.
People & Places
Interview a member or your family or local community who experienced Negro League baseball firsthand, either as a player or a spectator.
Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum of Maryland right here in Baltimore County! Get the map/directions, and take your research questions with you.
Chat online with a real live librarian at Ask Us Now! Be sure to have your research questions handy.
