One of the most transformative figures in American history, Jackie Robinson did more than break baseball's color barrier. He ...

Black Americans have been playing baseball for a lot longer than many people realize argues there’s at least one demographic ...

Larry Doby broke the color barrier in the American League. But as Terry Pluto explains, his rushed debut with the Cleveland ...

The Dodgers signed the first African-American to a major league contract and Jackie Robinson, beginning in 1947, built a Hall ...

The first black Major League Baseball player found a friend.

The Dodgers sported Brooklyn caps for the Royals’ annual Salute to the Negro Leagues game, paying tribute to Jackie Robinson.

As he grew, Greene modeled his behaviors after Robinson's admirable personality traits. "Jackie's been in my life ever since I started playing baseball. Age five, six years old," Greene said.

On July 5, 1947, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, two-time Negro League All-Star Larry ...

Sammy T. Hughes played in the Negro Leagues from 1930 to 1946. He was a star who was buried without pomp or a headstone.

With apologies to Chuck Berry, John Fogerty and Jackie Robinson, it is safe to say that the Walker High construction project ...

There are two special events this weekend for both baseball and history lovers, alike. They’re called “Legacies on the Mound: Black Baseball Players in North Dakota History” ...

Parks had just finished up at the department store where she worked as a seamstress. She walked to the bus stop and boarded ...