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Built in 1932, Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson is one of a handful of ballparks still standing where Negro Leagues played. See inside the massive renovation.
For more than 100 years, Black athletes have shaped the course of American sports. In the early 20th century, it was much harder for Black athletes to impact their respective
In the Sun Herald Sports section on Wednesday, October 21, 1953, the headline of a column read “Jackie Robinson All-Stars Slate Biloxi Appearance.” In the five-paragraph announcement, readers were informed that an opportunity to see “Big League baseball stars in action” was coming to the Gulf Coast on November 2
Downs-Mabson Field in Austin, Texas, currently serves as home to the Huston-Tillotson University Rams baseball team, but in the early 1900's, it was the stomping grounds of the Austin Black Senators. Named after Dr. Reverend Karl Downs, president of Huston College from 1943 to 1948, and George Mabson, manager of