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James Holaday

Instructor of Thompson Writing Program
Thompson Writing Program
1 Brodie Gym Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Instructor of Thompson Writing Program · 2023 - Present Thompson Writing Program, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


Cracks in the Outfield Wall The History of Baseball Integration in the Carolinas

Book · April 16, 2024 Chris Holaday offers readers the first book-length history of baseball's integration in the Carolinas, showing its slow and unsteady progress, narrating the experience of players in a range of distinct communities, detailing the influence ... ... Cite

Cracks in the Outfield Wall: The Slow Process of Professional Baseball Integration, North Carolina, 1951

Journal Article The Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


North Carolina Central University · 2019 M.A.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2014 B.A.

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