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Reggie Jackson on playing in segregated Birmingham in 1967: 'I wouldn’t wish it on anybody'
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoReggie Jackson is a member of the Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame. Before he became a five-time World...
Reggie Jackson recalls racism he faced in Alabama: 'Wouldn't wish it on anybody'
USA Today· 7 days agoHall of Famer Reggie Jackson says he had mixed emotions going back to Birmingham, Alabama, where...
Why Reggie Jackson's powerful remarks on racism still resonate today
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoBIRMINGHAM, Ala. − The feelings have been burnt into his soul for more than a half-century, and now...
Major League Baseball Reckons With Its Past
The Dispatch· 22 hours ago“It has to be more than just the stats. There has to be some kind of follow-up that will make an impact.” On June 20, MLB...reminder of the bigotry that...
MLB at Rickwood Field: Baseball's latest jewel event was an opportunity to honor the past, celebrate...
Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoAnd with the recent news of MLB’s ongoing process of adding Negro Leagues stats to the league’s...
Historic night at Rickwood Field: MLB pays tribute to Willie Mays, Negro Leagues
USA Today· 7 days agoCurrent players from the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis...retired legends like Albert Pujols and...
More memories of the Oakland Coliseum since 1968
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoThere have been numerous changes to the name of Oakland's stadium through the decades, but the Coliseum still has the immense foul territory that has been adding outs to hitters' stats ...
Column: Baseball legend Willie Mays instrumental in California fight against housing discrimination
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoMays never wanted to be an activist about anything off the baseball diamond. Local folks in...
Rickwood Field is an indelible and essential landmark: 'It feels more special'
Fox Sports· 7 days agoThe towering black-and-white scoreboard was an unequivocal connection to the Negro Leagues players...
Aileen Cannon Refused To Step Aside Even After Other Judges Urged Her To Do So
TPM via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFor those keeping track, that’s two years older than Boston’s Fenway Park...commemoration of Negro...
