Great Negro Baseball Stars and how they made the Major Leagues is the story of how many of the early players of the Negro League made the transition to Major League baseball and how they shaped the game then, and for years to come. Most people are now familiar with the heroic story of Jackie Robinson and how he broke the color barrier in Major League baseball. There were many other players taking that journey as well and this is their story coupled with his journey. Talented players like Sam "The Jet" Jethro, Roy Campanella, Larry Doby, and others all had to make their make their own journeys through hardship and prejudice for a game that they loved. Written in 1953 by A. S. "Doc" Young, the leading African-American sports writer of his time. He was sports editor of Jet Magazine, the Cleveland Call-Post, Los Angeles Sentinel, and Chicago Defender. He was also the author of Sonny Liston: The Champ Nobody Wanted and Negro Firsts in Sports both published in 1963.