America's Favorite Pastime from its beginnings in the 1840s has reflected the contradictions of our country. The all-American sport was deeply racist and segregated, with Black players kept out of all-white teams until 1946, when Jackie Robinson joined the Montreal Royals.
Along with Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, Black players played on their own teams and in their own leagues until 1959. This is the story of the Negro Leagues, which were comprised of professional baseball teams of Black and Latin Americans from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Join the Vermont Institute of Community & International Involvement on Wednesday, September 30, from 6 to 7:30pm as Tom Simon (Burlington attorney, baseball historian, member of the Society for American Baseball Research, and ultimate baseball fan) and Bill "Spaceman" Lee (former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expos, and current pitcher for the Burlington Cardinals) tell us about us these moments in the history of this most American of sports.
The presentation will be a hybrid in-person event from 6-7:30 pm at the AALV (Association of Africans Living in America) , 20 Allen St., Burlington, Vermont (the Old North End Community Center, formerly the St Joseph School -- 3rd floor) and via Zoom at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87347897793?pwd=S1dXQU84UE5GYXNiRzIrQ0VwT05MQT09
Topic: The Negro League: Black Baseball in the Shadow of America's Favorite Pastime
Time: Sep 30, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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