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Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson, born January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, was a groundbreaking American baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn…
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Larry Doby was the first African-American to play in the American League and the second to play in the major leagues after Jackie Robinson. Beginning…
KEEP READINGNegro Leagues
The Negro Leagues were professional baseball leagues established by African-American players due to racial segregation in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Excluded from integrated…
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The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in Kansas City, Missouri, established in 1990, celebrates and preserves the history of African American baseball and its impact…
KEEP READINGSatchel Paige
Satchel Paige, born Leroy Robert Paige on July 7, 1906, in Mobile, Alabama, was a legendary American baseball pitcher. He is widely regarded as one…
KEEP READINGMonte Irvin
Monte Irvin was a talented outfielder who excelled in both the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his career with the Newark…
KEEP READINGJosh Gibson
Josh Gibson, born on December 21, 1911, was an elite baseball catcher and one of the greatest hitters in history. He starred in the Negro…
KEEP READINGWillie Mays
Willie Mays, a legendary baseball player, began his career with the Birmingham Barons of the Negro American League at 16. The New York Giants signed…
KEEP READINGRickwood Field
Rickwood Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest professional baseball park in the United States, having opened in 1910. Originally home to the Birmingham…
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