53 min listen
Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson
FromBlack Diamonds
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Length:
3 minutes
Released:
Apr 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprez Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com
Released:
Apr 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (85)
"The Queen of the Negro Leagues": Bob Kendrick & Jim Overmyer on the Legacy of Effa Manley: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick discusses the legacy of Newark Eagles co-owner and Baseball Hall of Famer Effa Manley, from building a championship squad in Newark (4:28) and her battles with Branch Rickey (14:13), to her success in getting compensation from the Major Leagues for Larry Doby (24:01) and her tireless activism for civil rights (26:53), followed by a conversation with biographer Jim Overmyer (31:12). by Black Diamonds