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PRETEND THE BALL IS NAMED JIM CROW
Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
4-19-2020
Year of Publication
2018
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
College
Arts and Sciences
Department/School/Program
English
Faculty
Frank X. Walker
Faculty
Dr. Jill Rappoport
Abstract
The poems that form this collection titled, Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow, are written in the persona of Negro League Baseball’s Josh Gibson (1911-1947) and those closest to him. Gibson is credited with hitting over 800 home runs in his career and was the first Negro League Baseball Player to be inducted into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame without ever playing an inning of Major League Baseball.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2018.200
Recommended Citation
Hairston, Dorian, "PRETEND THE BALL IS NAMED JIM CROW" (2018). Theses and Dissertations--English. 78.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/english_etds/78
