Category : Sports

Emma Reed (Wright) was born on May 30, 1925, on the family farm in rural Redwood, Mississippi to parents Sallie and Smith Reed. She grew...

Richard “Cannonball Dick” Redding was a pitcher, outfielder, and manager in the Negro Leagues. Redding was born on April 15, 1893, in Atlanta, Georgia. Much...

Herbert Alphonso Dixon was a Negro Baseball League (NBL) baseball outfielder. Nicknamed “Rap,” Dixon was born on September 15, 1902, in Kingston, Georgia to John...

Fred “Curly” Neal was a basketball legend for the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters and became a global icon while representing the sport around the world. During...

Ted Rhodes, recognized as the first African American professional golfer, grew up in Nashville. Immediately after becoming the first person of color to win the...

Mal Whitfield was an American athlete who made a significant impact in the world of track and field. Born on October 11, 1924, in Bay...

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On February 13, 1920, Andrew “Rube” Foster made history by founding the Negro National League, the first successful, organized professional Black baseball league. This groundbreaking...

The Chicago Union was an independent team formed in 1887 and one of the first professional, Black baseball teams to last more than a year...

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