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Black History Month program recalls Emmett Ashford, first African-American umpire

February 1, 2012 · 1 comment

In celebration of Black History Month, the Baseball Reliquary and Pasadena Public Library present a program honoring Los Angeles baseball pioneer Emmett Ashford, the first African American umpire to officiate in both minor and major league baseball, on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 3 p.m. at the Allendale Branch Library, 1130 S. Marengo Ave., Pasadena, California. […]

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In honor of Black History Month

February 6, 2008

In 1997, I wrote the following annotated bibliography about the integration of baseball for the MultiCultural Review, reproduced here in honor of Black History Month. It should be noted that there have been several additional books published during the interim on both African-American players and the Negro Leagues, including three biographies about Curt Flood, and […]

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