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Remembering the day Jackie Robinson played in Raleigh, breaking the city’s race barrier
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoWhen Jackie Robinson brought his barnstorming all-stars to Devereux Meadow that October, he...
America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoThe issue came to a head in the fall of 1953 when an all-star baseball team organized by Jackie ...
Cardinals and Giants to play at the site of some of baseball’s darkest and proudest moments
Belleville News-Democrat· 11 hours agoIt holds enormous significance in the baseball stories of many who were forbidden to play in the...
Dan McGrath: Remembering Willie Mays — The. Best. Ever.
Crain s Chicago Business· 1 day agoMays package. The numbers — 3,293 hits, 660 home runs, 1,909 RBIs, 339 steals, 24 All-Star games, 12 consecutive Gold Gloves, two MVP awards — speak to his greatness. It might be a stretch to ...
'Satchel' recalls the iconic pitcher who helped integrate Major League Baseball
NPR· 6 days agoTye says there's another story in Satchel's rich and colorful life about race in America and how Satchel's barnstorming through American towns brought Black and white fans and players together ...
In Birmingham, a Negro Leagues event becomes a Willie Mays celebration
Washington Post· 11 hours agoRyan Howard had one more stop to make after he finished batting practice ahead of Wednesday’s...
So Long, No. 24. Baseball Great Willie Mays Dies at Age 93
Biography via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoWillie Mays in one of the best baseball players in history who was part of the Giants and the New...
Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants legend and MLB Hall of Famer, dies at 93
New York Daily News· 2 days agoIn memory’s haze, Willie Mays is forever young, scampering to the farthest reaches of the Polo...
Black cowboys, Black community: Sarah Bird’s ‘Juneteenth Rodeo’ lassos classic Texana
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoBarry White’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” was playing as the Black cowboy stood on his...
Johnson: Why I'll be rooting for the Cardinals at Rickwood. And the Giants.
Birmingham News· 2 days agoMy assignment was to verify the facts in a feature on Brock penned by one of our lauded senior...
