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Today, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the handshake of Youngstown native George Shuba with Jackie Robinson, a defining moment in civil rights and a consequential addition to Mahoning Valley history.
Rookie first basemen Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers’ minor league affiliate Montreal Royals. He hit a three-run home run, and as he crossed home plate, Shuba instinctively raised his hand to congratulate him. The iconic scene will be captured in a statue of Shuba and Robinson in downtown Youngstown, to be dedicated in late summer.
George Shuba’s handshake was groundbreaking the first interracial handshake in professional baseball.
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As It Were: George Wright was the right person to serve as Union s military storekeeper in Columbus
Ed Lentz
George Wright served through most of the American Civil War as a “military storekeeper.”
While thousands of men were on the front lines of combat fighting and dying, George Wright was minding the store.
Why should we remember him?
Because without him, it is quite possible the North would not have won the Civil War. It often is easy to forget that in any war – and for that matter at any time – America is served best by people in uniform who are making sure that our military forces are the best armed, best supplied and best supported in the world.
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