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John Donaldson - Unknown Superstar
Negro League

John Donaldson - Unknown Superstar

#Spotlight – This week we are paying tribute to the players of the Negro Leagues and their post playing exploits. Today is John Donaldson, who played all over the country, often in areas where the ...
Bill Foster - Pitcher, Coach, Hall of Famer
Hall of Fame

Bill Foster - Pitcher, Coach, Hall of Famer

#Spotlight – Next is Bill Foster, known as the younger half-brother of Rube Foster, he was also considered one of the Negro Leagues greatest pitchers. Foster would retire to become an insurance sa...
Cool Papa Races to the Hall
Hall of Fame

Cool Papa Races to the Hall

#Spotlight – This week we pay tribute to the players of the Negro Leagues. Much attention is paid to their tremendous playing careers, but little if anything is known about their post playing explo...
Time for Paige
Negro League

Time for Paige

Today Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum announced the acquisition of a piece of Negro Leagues History.The Chicago Defender paid tribute to the great Satchel Paige on July...
Four of a Kind
Gallery

Four of a Kind

#Spotlight – Four of a Kind cartoon from the Montreal Gazette in 1948   
Numbers Don't Lie
Gallery

Numbers Don't Lie

#Spotlight – A commentary on the diminishing numbers of Blacks in Baseball #HistoryInYourSize
Courage is Grace Under Pressure
Gallery

Courage is Grace Under Pressure

#Spotlight – Jackie Robinson and Ernest Hemingway   #HistoryInYourSize
Gene Mack - Ebbets Field
Gallery

Gene Mack - Ebbets Field

#Spotlight – Gene Mack’s Hall of Fame cartoons celebrating Ebbets Field #HistoryInYourSize
George Handy - Alabama Barrier Breaker
Gallery

George Handy - Alabama Barrier Breaker

#Spotlight – George Handy who broke the color barrier in Alabama #HistoryInYourSize