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The Road to Integration

The Road to Integration

FromBlack Diamonds


The Road to Integration

FromBlack Diamonds

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Bob Kendrick takes an in-depth look at the history of baseball's segregation, and the forces who paved the way for Jackie Robinson to break the color barrier.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Bill Veeck, Happy Chandler, Shirley Povich, Monte Irvin, and Calvin Griffith courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.orgInterview with Sam Lacy courtesy of the SABR Oral History Collection - https://sabr.org/Lester Rodney selections from “Crime of the Big Leagues” produced by Tomorrow Media and Rough House 
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (85)

SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, as well as spotlighting the leagues’ achievements and innovations during a time of segregation and inequality. Listeners will hear the stories of baseball legends like Jackie Robinson, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, and important figures like Rube Foster, Effa Manley, Buck O’Neil and many more.