Category : Sports

Walter Fenner Leonard, (born September 8, 1907, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.—died November 27, 1997, Rocky Mount), American baseball player who was considered one of...

Negro league, any of the associations of African American baseball teams active largely between 1920 and the late 1940s when black players were at last...

Rube Foster was a pioneer in the world of baseball, known for his contributions to the sport as a player, manager, and founder of the...

Josh Gibson, (born December 21, 1911, Buena Vista, Georgia, U.S.—died January 20, 1947, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), American professional baseball catcher who was one of the most...

Jackie Robinson, born on January 31, 1919, was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball...

John Baxter Taylor was a remarkable athlete and a pioneer for African Americans in sports. He was born in Washington, D.C. in 1882 to former...

The Remarkable Journey of Marshall “Major” Taylor: A Pioneering Cyclist Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor, born on November 26, 1878, in Indianapolis, Indiana, was a trailblazing...