"Black Diamond Champ of Nawlins": The Importance of Fred Caulfield and His Baseball Team

Author

Sam Bruce, University of New Orleans, New OrleansFollow

Date of Award

5-2024

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Degree Program

History

Department

History

Major Professor

Mary N. Mitchell

Second Advisor

Max Krochmal

Third Advisor

Marc Landry

Abstract

Early twentieth-century American social culture was dominated by baseball, and the marriage of the sport and Jim Crow laws resulted in the birth of the Negro Leagues. During this period, Black baseball in New Orleans found its face in Fred Caulfield (1880-1941). Caulfield’s team was the “negro champion of New Orleans” and provided Black New Orleanians with a source of pride in a team who was always competitive in pennant races, and regarded enough to play against the best Black ball clubs in the country. This was all possible due to civic leader and successful business owner Fred Caulfield.

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Recommended Citation

Bruce, Sam, ""Black Diamond Champ of Nawlins": The Importance of Fred Caulfield and His Baseball Team" (2024). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 3163.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/3163