Black Diamonds

Author Joe Posnanski and MLBPA President Tony Clark join Bob Kendrick at the "Thanks a Million, Buck" Hall of Fame Gala in Kansas City, for a night of laughter, storytelling, and celebration of the legend himself, Buck O'Neil.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick remembers the life of a dear friend of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the late Maury Wills. Then author Ralph Wimbish Jr. joins the show to discuss the underappreciated career of a former Kansas City Monarch, the first Black Yankee, the first Black American League MVP, the first Black American League coach, and a man who SHOULD be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame - the great Elston Howard. Read "Elston" by Ralph Wimbish Jr. and Arlene Howard - AmazonFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick and Martha Jo Black tell the story of an amazing man - a former Baltimore Elite Giant, the 1952 NL Rookie of the Year, the first Black pitcher to win a World Series game, Jackie Robinson's roommate, and so so much more - the great Joe Black.Read "More Than a Dodger" by Martha Jo Black - AmazonFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Former Heisman Trophy Winner and current Tennessee State Head Football Coach Eddie George joins Bob Kendrick to discuss how HBCUs powered the Negro Leagues, and why HBCU athletics are on the rise once again, the barrier breakers of football's history, his journey into coaching, and his current work to bring Black-owned professional baseball to the Major Leagues with the Nashville Stars. Learn more about the Nashville Stars - MLBMusicCity.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1989 World Series MVP Dave Stewart joins Bob Kendrick in front of a live audience at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to talk about Rickey Henderson, Bob Gibson, Vida Blue, his place among baseball's Black Aces, and his efforts to bring baseball its first Black-owned franchise since the Negro Leagues, with the expansion Nashville Stars. Learn more about the Nashville Stars - MLBMusicCity.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eight-time All-Star Darryl Strawberry sits down with Bob Kendrick for an intimate conversation about Black baseball - discussing what he owes to the Negro Leagues, the style and flair of Black baseball, how he would've never been a Major Leaguer if it weren't for Dave Parker, his upbringing from Crenshaw to the Bigs alongside Eric Davis, battling addiction as a pro, his work with the Players Alliance, the message he now spreads across the country, and just how to revive baseball in the Black community.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick sits down with former Negro Leagues players Pedro Sierra of the Indianapolis Clowns and Sam Allen of the Kansas City Monarchs, in front of a live audience at Major League Baseball's Play Ball Park in Los Angeles. Hear firsthand stories of life with Henry Aaron, Minnie Miñoso, Satchel Paige, and more, as the legends discuss their careers in the Negro Leagues. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Was integration good for Black baseball?The answer is nowhere near as simple as the question. ESPN's Clinton Yates and Insider's Bradford William Davis join Bob Kendrick to discuss, in front of a live audience at Major League Baseball's Play Ball Park in Los Angeles. Follow Clinton Yates on Twitter - @clintonyatesFollow Bradford William Davis on Twitter - @BWDBWDBWDFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded at Buck O'Neil's Hall of Fame induction in Cooperstown, New York - Join Bob Kendrick, Bob Costas, Joe Posnanski, Joel Goldberg, Hall of Famer Lee Smith, and more as they tell stories of the life and legacy of John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil. To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The founding board of The Players Alliance - Curtis Granderson, Edwin Jackson, and CC Sabathia - joins Bob Kendrick in front of a live audience at Play Ball Park in Los Angeles to discuss their work to make ba seball more accessible in urban communities, expanding opportunities for women, continuing the legacy of the Negro Leagues greats, honoring Buck O'Neil, and the greatest trash talkers in baseball history.Follow the work of The Players Alliance - @PlayersAllianceTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins sits down with Bob Kendrick in front of a live audience at Play Ball Park in Los Angeles, talking about his career with Ernie Banks and the Cubs, the legacy of Buck O'Neil, Dick Allen, Roberto Clemente, and much more.To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick delivers the unofficial Hall of Fame speech of Buck O'Neil - remembering his friend, celebrating his mentor, and immortalizing a legend, as he runs through the emotions of this past weekend's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. To continue Buck's work, and preserve his legacy, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts joins Bob Kendrick in front of a live studio audience at SiriusXM Los Angeles, discussing the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut, Jackie Robinson's pleas for Black managerial opportunities, the great managers of the Negro Leagues, bringing the speed game of the Negro Leagues back to the Majors, and how to revive Black participation in baseball. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Come see Bob Kendrick record Black Diamonds LIVE at Play Ball Park in Los Angeles, Sunday 7/17 starting at 10 AM PT. Then hear the return of Black Diamonds on Wednesday 7/20, as Season Four gets underway with Bob's exclusive one-on-one with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New episodes of "Black Diamonds" return after baseball's All-Star Game in July. Be sure to follow Bob on Twitter (@nlbmprez) for information on your chance to catch a live taping of "Black Diamonds" at the All-Star festivities in Los Angeles. Support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum through Commemorative Coins at the US Mint.Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"After Jackie" premieres Saturday 6/18 at 8 PM ET on The HISTORY Channel. Bob Kendrick sits down with award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson to talk about his latest project, "After Jackie", a co-production with LeBron James' Uninterrupted. "After Jackie" tells the often overlooked story of the second wave of talented Black baseball players after Jackie Robinson, including Bill White, Curt Flood and Bob Gibson, who were up next in the fight for racial equality. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Guardians Pitcher Triston McKenzie joins Bob Kendrick to talk about Satchel Paige's historic "rookie" season in Cleveland, the legacy of Satchel among Black pitchers, his own career, and his place as a role model. Plus, Bob tackles the century-old debate... just how old was Satchel Paige? As Buck O'Neil would say, "Older than that." Audio of Satchel Paige with journalist Steven Banker - YoutubeAudio of Larry Doby and Bill Veeck courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Library - Nunn CenterFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick and biographer Kyle McNary discuss the legend of Negro Leagues icon Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, with archived commentary from Kenny Williams, Herald "Beebop" Gordon, and Double Duty himself. Read "Ted 'Double Duty' Radcliffe" by Kyle McNary - AmazonAudio of Ted Radcliffe from "Baseball's Heirlooms" courtesy of Media Process GroupAudio of Ted Radcliffe with journalist Steven Banker - YoutubeFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick tells the incredible life stories of the late Bob Motley - a decorated war veteran and the Negro Leagues' most flamboyant, most iconic umpire - with help from his son, Byron Motley, and archived stories from Bob Motley himself. Read Ruling Over Giants, Monarchs, and Stars by Bob and Byron Motley- amazon.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick tells the powerful story of the life and death of Porter Moss, who pitched in three East-West All-Star games before he was gunned down on a train in Tennessee at the age of 34, and left to die because of the color of his skin. Special thanks to the work, research, and inspiration of the University of Memphis, the University of Baltimore, Gary Ashwill and the Seamheads Database, Dr. Kurt McBee, Dr. Henry Louis Taylor, Dr. Raymond Doswell, the late John Erardi, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and the unheralded voices of the Pittsburgh Courier and baseball's Black press.Interview with Ernest Burke courtesy of the University of Baltimore - Ernest BurkeFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick tells the story of Buck O'Neil's favorite team - the 1942 Negro World Series Champion Kansas City Monarchs. Plus, KC baseball legend Frank White sits down to talk about Kansas City's championship history - from the '42 Monarchs, to his '85 Royals, and the modern day Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association. Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comHear Stephen Banker's full conversation with Newt Allen - Black Diamonds: Newt Allen Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick tells the incredible story of Hall of Famer Leon Day, and sits down with Orioles All-Star Cedric Mullins to discuss the legacy of Black baseball in Leon's hometown of Baltimore. Learn more, and contribute to Dr. Bob Hieronimus' effort to build a statue in Leon Day's honor - https://leondaystatueproject.com/Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Effa Manley and Larry Doby courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick discusses the life and legacy of Negro Leagues pioneer Toni Stone with award-winning actor April Matthis, star of "Toni Stone" on stage.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comFollow April Matthis on Twitter - @april_matthisSee April Matthis as Toni Stone - https://youtu.be/KJ9aD9FNf10For more on the Roundabout Theatre Company - https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/Interview with Toni Stone courtesy of This Week in Baseball, Major League Baseball Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick explores the legacy of three pioneering women who starred in Negro Leagues baseball - Toni Stone, Connie Morgan, and Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. Plus, Bob sits down for a conversation with Martha Ackmann, author of "Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone". Read "Curveball" by Martha Ackmann - MarthaAckmann.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterview with Gordon Hopkins courtesy of the University of Baltimore, Special Collections & Archives - Oral HistoriesInterview with Toni Stone courtesy of This Week in Baseball, Major League BaseballInterview with Minnie Forbes courtesy of MLB.com, Major League Baseball Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Three-time All-Star Curtis Granderson sits down with Bob Kendrick to discuss his reaction to the letter written by Yankees Co-Owner Larry MacPhail defending baseball's segregation in 1945, as well as his take on the legacy of Jackie Robinson and the Negro Leagues, and his work in present day with the Players Alliance.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comFor more on the story of the McPhail Memorandum at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: nlbm.mlblogs.comFor more on the work being done by the Players Alliance: https://www.playersalliance.org/ Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick tells the story of the memorandum from Yankees Co-Owner Larry MacPhail to New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia advising against the breaking of the color barrier in 1945, and how baseball's segregation would come to end just two years later, with help from special narrator Curtis Granderson.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comFor more on the story of the McPhail Memorandum at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: nlbm.mlblogs.comInterview with Happy Chandler courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

William Rhoden, author of "Forty Million Dollar Slaves", discusses the impact of integration - both positive and negative - on the Black community, the legacy of Negro Leagues baseball, and the role of the Black Press in breaking baseball's color barrier.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comRead "Forty Million Dollar Slaves" by William Rhoden - https://amzn.to/3OsuLv2Interview with Bob Feller courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bob Kendrick takes an in-depth look at the history of baseball's segregation, and the forces who paved the way for Jackie Robinson to break the color barrier.Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comInterviews with Bill Veeck, Happy Chandler, Shirley Povich, Monte Irvin, and Calvin Griffith courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, at the University of Kentucky. For more information, visit https://www.kentuckyoralhistory.orgInterview with Sam Lacy courtesy of the SABR Oral History Collection - https://sabr.org/Lester Rodney selections from “Crime of the Big Leagues” produced by Tomorrow Media and Rough House Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, please visit Donate | Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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