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9 de may. de 2024 · In 1923, while playing for the Hammond Pros, he became the first African American quarterback in the league. Pollard also facilitated integration in the NFL by recruiting other African American players such as Paul Robeson, Jay Mayo Williams, and John Shelbourne and by organizing the first interracial all-star game featuring NFL ...
Hace 4 días · Hundreds of Black athletes who were shut out of Major League Baseball a century ago are now officially a part of it. The MLB announced on Wednesday that it has incorporated the statistics of more than 2,300 Negro Leagues players from 1920 to 1948 into its records, which are now available in a newly integrated online database.
Hace 4 días · Miñoso was credited with 150 hits with the New York Cubans of the second Negro National League from 1946-1948 ... Mays was credited with 10 hits for the 1948 Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League ... Paige’s 1.01 ERA for the 1944 Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League ranks third since ERA became an ...
Hace 5 días · 29 May 2024. Major League Baseball says it is "righting a historic wrong" after recognising the achievements of black players from when it was racially segregated in the 20th Century. Black ...
Hace 3 días · 1946 was an important year in the history of professional football, as that was the year when the league reintegrated. The Los Angeles Rams signed two African American players, Kenny Washington and Woody Strode .
Hace 5 días · Lewis A. Jackson (1912-1994) Lewis A. Jackson was a Black aviator, Tuskegee Airman Instructor, and later an HCBU president. Jackson was born on December 29, 1912, to unnamed parents in Angola, Indiana. At eight, Jackson started working to contribute to his family’s income. He also constructed model airplanes and ….
13 de may. de 2024 · African-Americans; Not for books or articles! Search Guides. Primary Sources: American Sports: ... GV884.J63 A3 1989. ISBN: 0201517949. My Life by Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Call Number: GV884.J63 A3 1992. ... A Documentary History of the African American Experience in Sport. A View from Above by Wilt Chamberlain. Call Number: GV884.C5 ...
