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Celebrate emancipation with Eighth of August tours, music and baseball
The event takes place at the graveside of three of the people emancipated on Aug. 8, 1863. These three formerly enslaved persons - Liz, Florence and William - are the nieces and nephew of Sam Johnson, ...
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Future stars soak up Rickwood's history at Hank Aaron Invitational Showcase Game
Mother Nature must’ve had the players at Rickwood Field in mind when she stopped dumping buckets of rain into the steamy ...
Negro League alum Ron Teasley recalls Carman baseball days at 98
Teasley was named to the ManDak League’s All-Star Team three years in a row and hit .336 during the 1949 season when Carman ...
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Ted Lasso highlights Kansas City's Negro Leagues Museum
Kansas City's Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will gain global exposure through Ted Lasso, connecting history, hope, and belief ...
Why ‘Ted Lasso’ will feature Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and what it means
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick says he sees the spirit of Buck O’Neil in Jason Sudeikis.
‘Ted Lasso’ filming locations indicate show will highlight why KC is a great city
Ted Lasso” filming took place Sunday at one of the best places in KC: The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Here’s other sites.
‘Double penalty’: One man’s crusade to shine spotlight on forgotten segregation-era Black baseball players
David Shuffler is not a baseball historian. He never worked in the game. He didn’t play, manage or coach; nor has he been ...
The Alabama wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
The former University of Alabama player and coach was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977 after being chosen for ...