Kansas City Monarchs
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...
Category : Sports
Willie Wells
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The best shortstop in black baseball during the 1930s and early 1940s, Wells was outstanding both in the field and at the plate. Possessing good...
Hurley McNair
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A solid hitter batting in the heart of the Kansas City Monarchs‘ batting order, he recorded averages of .312, .306, .375, 354, .311, .360, .280,...
William H. Lewis
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William H. Lewis, was a world-class collegiate athlete, lawyer, and politician. Lewis, the son of former slaves Ashley Henry Lewis, a Baptist minister, and Josephine...
Dr. John B. Martin
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Dr. John B. Martin (1885-1973), often referred to as J. B. Martin, was president of Negro League associations and owned the Memphis Red Sox (1923-1950) and...
Memphis Red Sox
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The Memphis Red Sox were a Negro League baseball team that was active from 1923 to 1950. Home games were played at Martin Park; in...
Martin Stadium
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The Memphis Red Sox was a Negro League baseball team founded in 1923 by J. B. Martin and Dr. B. B. Martin, brothers in a...
Meredith “Flash” Gourdine
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Before Meredith “Flash” Gourdine became a world-renown engineer and physicist, he was a silver medalist in the 1952 Olympic Games. Ultimately better known for his...
Debi Thomas, M.D
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Debi Thomas, M.D., grew up wanting to be a champion figure skater and a doctor, and she has succeeded as both. In 1988 she won...
Clive Lloyd
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Clive Lloyd, in full Clive Hubert Lloyd, (born August 31, 1944, Georgetown, British Guiana now Guyana), West Indian cricketer, a powerful batsman who, as captain from...