Elston Howard
Elston Howard, in full Elston Gene Howard, (born February 23, 1929, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died December 14, 1980, New York, New York), an American baseball player who was...
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J.L. Wilkinson
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A white businessman, he pioneered black baseball as the founder and owner of the Kansas City Monarchs, directing the team’s destiny from the team’s entry...
Birmingham Black Barons
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Except for 1926, when they played in the Negro Southern League, the Black Barons were members of the Negro National League from 1924 through 1930;...
Kansas City Monarchs
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Owned by J.L. Wilkinson, a white businessman, the Monarchs were one of the best known and most successful black teams. The Monarchs captured a total of...
Cumberland “Cum” Posey
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Cumberland Posey, the principal owner of the Homestead Grays, spent 35 years (1911-1946) in baseball as a player, manager, owner, and club official. He built...
Walter “Buck” Leonard
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The left-handed half of the Homestead Grays‘ power tandem, Buck Leonard paired with Josh Gibson to lead Cum Posey‘s Grays to nine consecutive Negro National...
Martin Dihigo
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The Cuban-born Martín Dihigo debuted with the Cuban Stars of the Eastern Colored League in 1923 as an 18-year-old, light-hitting second baseman. Tall and thin,...
Top-10 Negro League Players of All Time
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10: Martin Dihigo “El Maestro,” as he was known, was a Pan-American legend, starting in his native Cuba and Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and 12...
PAXTON AND SLAVERY IN THE CARIBBEAN
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CARIBBEAN CONNECTIONS AND SLAVERY Ninian Home (1732-1795) was a cousin of Patrick Home, who built Paxton House. As a junior member of the family, Ninian...
The Transatlantic Slave Trade Held the Darkest Secrets
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Thanks to the 1619 Project, it is widely believed the first enslaved Africans arrived in North America, at the British colony of Jamestown that year....