Local author Gerald Early to discuss Black Americans in baseball

The Friends of University City Public Library present an evening with Gerald Early at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7 in the UCPL auditorium. Dr. Early will discuss his latest book, Play Harder, an “authoritative exploration of how Black Americans have shaped baseball from its emergence after the Civil War to the Negro Leagues and Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier, up to today’s game.” Dr. Early teaches at Washington University and has consulted with Ken Burns on such documentaries as Baseball, Jazz, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, The War, and Muhammad Ali. He is a regular commentator on NPR‘s Fresh Air.

Intended for adults, this program is free and open to all. Copies of Play Harder will be available for purchase at the event.