This weekend, the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York will hold the induction ceremony for the class of 2006 hall of fame honorees, including 17 former players and officials from the Negro Leagues. We first reported on this back in February because of a personal involvement in the story.
Todays New York Times sheds further light on the history of Blacks in baseball prior to Jackie Robinson breaking the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947.
Before the summer is out it may be time to make a trip up there.
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Enjoyed the Breaking a Barrier…article. That history was news to me. Thanks
Um, “We first reported…”?
What part of we did you not understand, J?