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Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball's Color Barrier

at Connetquot Public Library | Mon Jan 31

Location

Connetquot Public Library

760 Ocean Avenue
Bohemia, NY 11716
(Map)
Tel: 631-567-5079

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Date & Time

07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Mon, Jan 31, 2022
Cost: Free Event
Description

In a sweeping story spanning the six decades during which Black baseball players were banned from the major leagues, we meet the extraordinary Americans from all walks of life who never gave up the struggle to integrate our national pastime and overturn its racist past.  They paved the way for Jackie Robinson, but received little fanfare and remained largely anonymous until now.  Join us as author Ted Reinstein discusses his book. This Zoom presentation will be shown in the library or can be viewed by visting our website.  For non-member inquiries, please call the library at 631-507-5079.