Tag: Negro
Major Sports Figures Linked to Negro Leagues Tribute at Historic Rickwood...
By Joseph Goodman | jgoodman@al.com
This is an opinion column.
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The latest development around MLB’s game at Rickwood Field is that major sports figures are expected to...
Rickwood Field in Birmingham to host MLB’s ‘Field of Dreams’ Classic
www.mlb.com
Major League Baseball Tuesday announced that Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and former home of the Birmingham Black Barons of...
Birmingham’s Historic Rickwood Field Could Become ‘Field of Dreams’ in 2024
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Rickwood Field, opened in Birmingham in 1910 and is the oldest professional ballpark in America, could host Major League Baseball’s...
At Age 13, Lizzie Durr Was Shot to Death In Birmingham...
By James L. Baggett
We need to add another name.
We need to add another name to a long but incomplete list of names that includes...
The Morgan Project Hosts Conflict and Courage Workshop in Birmingham
By Nicole S. Daniel
Birmingham Times
Dr. Martha Bouyer, minister, former classroom teacher and social studies supervisor for Jefferson County Schools, this week led a Conflict...
Birmingham honors baseball great Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodger broke the game’s color barrier 69 years ago this month
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Special to The Times
Jackie Robinson, the first black to play...
American Negro League Baseball Association Project HELP
The American Negro League Baseball Association was founded in 2007, by Legends William H. Greason, Robert "Bob" Veale, John Mitchell, and the late Jessie...