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Jackie. ✊🏿
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Singer collapses before White Sox game against Rays https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/676672/ #Baseball #Chicago #ChicagoWhiteSox #EmergencyCare #FLStateWire #Florida #GeraldChaney #ILStateWire #Illinois #JackieRobinson #MLB #MLBBaseball #Sports #TampaBayRays
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Singer collapses before White Sox game against Rays https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/676672/ #Baseball #Chicago #ChicagoWhiteSox #EmergencyCare #FLStateWire #Florida #GeraldChaney #ILStateWire #Illinois #JackieRobinson #MLB #MLBBaseball #Sports #TampaBayRays
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April 15, 1947 - Jackie Roosevelt Robinson became the first African American to play in a major league baseball game in the 20th century. His stepping onto Ebbets Field in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform broke the “color line,” the segregation of professional teams.
The International League in 1887 began a wave of League-wide black exclusion, and it had been complete since 1899, when Bill Galloway became the last African-American player in white organized ball (Woodstock, Ontario).
Though hitless in three at-bats, Robinson started at first base, and the Dodgers beat the Boston Braves that day, 5-3.
"Jackie, we've got no army. There's virtually nobody on our side. No owners, no umpires, very few newspapermen. And I'm afraid that many fans will be hostile. We'll be in a tough position. We can win only if we can convince the world that I'm doing this because you're a great ballplayer, a fine gentleman."
"There was never a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than (Jackie) Robinson."
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Pirates Made History with All-Minority Lineup in 1971 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/595326/ #Baseball #BillMazeroski #DannyMurtaugh #DaveCash #JackieRobinson #MannySanguillen #MLB #pirates #Pittsburgh #PittsburghPirates #PittsburghPirates #RobertoClemente #WillieStargell
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Pirates Made History with All-Minority Lineup in 1971 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/595326/ #Baseball #BillMazeroski #DannyMurtaugh #DaveCash #JackieRobinson #MannySanguillen #MLB #pirates #Pittsburgh #PittsburghPirates #PittsburghPirates #RobertoClemente #WillieStargell
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New York Yankees to retire CC Sabathia’s No. 52 on Sept. 26 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/593159/ #AndyPettitte #Baseball #BernieWilliams #BillDickey #BillyMartin #CCSabathia #CaseyStengel #DerekJeter #DonMattingly #JackieRobinson #JoeTorre #JoeTorreDiMaggio #JorgePosada #LouGehrig #MarianoRivera #MickeyMantle #MLB #NewYork #NewYorkYankees #NewYork #NewYorkYankees #PaulO’Neill #PhilRizzuto #RandyJohnson #ReggieJackson #RogerMaris #RonGuidry #Sports #SteveCarlton #Yankees
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New York Yankees to retire CC Sabathia’s No. 52 on Sept. 26 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/593159/ #AndyPettitte #Baseball #BernieWilliams #BillDickey #BillyMartin #CCSabathia #CaseyStengel #DerekJeter #DonMattingly #JackieRobinson #JoeTorre #JoeTorreDiMaggio #JorgePosada #LouGehrig #MarianoRivera #MickeyMantle #MLB #NewYork #NewYorkYankees #NewYork #NewYorkYankees #PaulO’Neill #PhilRizzuto #RandyJohnson #ReggieJackson #RogerMaris #RonGuidry #Sports #SteveCarlton #Yankees
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@mindingmyblackownbiz, Black Royalty, wrote:
Dr. King was 39 when he was assassinated. His autopsy revealed he had the heart of a 60-year-old.
Let that sink in.
Racism isn’t just a social
(1/10)
#blackpeople #health #racism #antiblack #mlk #jackierobinson #blacksports #blackmastodon
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@527may, Black Royalty, shared the text and video below.
This is our [Black History]. I love this.👊🏾😎👊🏾❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥💯💯💯💯
#blackwomen #92percent #blackhistory #blackheroes #blacksheroes #frederickdouglass #harriettubman #mariananderson #thurgoodmarshall #katherinejohnson #shirleychisholm #victorglover #obama #jackierobinson #blackicons #blackmastodon
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@527may, Black Royalty, shared the text and video below.
This is our [Black History]. I love this.👊🏾😎👊🏾❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥💯💯💯💯
#blackwomen #92percent #blackhistory #blackheroes #blacksheroes #frederickdouglass #harriettubman #mariananderson #thurgoodmarshall #katherinejohnson #shirleychisholm #victorglover #obama #jackierobinson #blackicons #blackmastodon
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@527may, Black Royalty, shared the text and video below.
This is our [Black History]. I love this.👊🏾😎👊🏾❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥💯💯💯💯
#blackwomen #92percent #blackhistory #blackheroes #blacksheroes #frederickdouglass #harriettubman #mariananderson #thurgoodmarshall #katherinejohnson #shirleychisholm #victorglover #obama #jackierobinson #blackicons #blackmastodon
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@527may, Black Royalty, shared the text and video below.
This is our [Black History]. I love this.👊🏾😎👊🏾❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥💯💯💯💯
#blackwomen #92percent #blackhistory #blackheroes #blacksheroes #frederickdouglass #harriettubman #mariananderson #thurgoodmarshall #katherinejohnson #shirleychisholm #victorglover #obama #jackierobinson #blackicons #blackmastodon
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@527may, Black Royalty, shared the text and video below.
This is our [Black History]. I love this.👊🏾😎👊🏾❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥💯💯💯💯
#blackwomen #92percent #blackhistory #blackheroes #blacksheroes #frederickdouglass #harriettubman #mariananderson #thurgoodmarshall #katherinejohnson #shirleychisholm #victorglover #obama #jackierobinson #blackicons #blackmastodon
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Resources for African American History Month: Selected Digital Collections – Teaching with the Library
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Resources for African American History Month: Selected Digital Collections
February 10, 2026, Posted by: Colleen Smith
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This is the second post in a series that looks at different resources from the Library that support teaching and learning about the achievements and contributions of African Americans throughout U.S. history. The first post highlighted several primary source sets from Teaching with the Library; today’s post brings attention to the Library’s digital collections.
More than twenty-five of the Library’s digital collections relate to the rich histories, cultures, traditions, and contemporary experiences of African Americans. A few are highlighted below, along with ideas for using collection items in the classroom.
Selected Collections
African American Photographs Assembled for the 1900 Paris Exposition
W. E. B. Du Bois compiled a series of photographs for the “American Negro” exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition. His goal was to show the diversity and successes of African Americans as a counter to common stereotypes. The Library of Congress holds approximately 220 mounted photographs reportedly displayed in the exhibition.
- Teachers might use items in this collection to introduce, investigate, or reinforce aspects of DuBois’s approach to combating racism and segregation.
- Images from the collection are powerful visuals of African Americans holding professions in diverse fields. This may help broaden students’ understanding of African American life at the time and bring attention to the experiences, successes, challenges, and contributions of African American individuals and communities.
By Popular Demand: Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
To honor the remarkable life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, Library staff put together this collection featuring sources from across many different divisions of the Library.
- The colorful prints and photographs make this an inviting collection to explore with younger learners. Teachers could bring some of these visuals to support existing materials they use to celebrate Robinson and his contributions.
- For older learners, consider sending them to this set of brief essays. Topics include Robinson’s career and the greater subject of segregation in the sport of baseball.
This collection features digitized plays by Hurston (1891-1960), an author, anthropologist, and folklorist.
- A timeline offers a glimpse into Hurston’s life and career and could help students find an angle or selected topic for further research.
- Teachers interested in finding more on Huston’s work might also consult this resource guide from the American Folklife Center, where Hurston’s audio recordings are held. The guide highlights unique unpublished and published materials.
Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847 to 1874
Douglass, a leader in the black press, used the medium to communicate and persuade the public on the abolition of slavery and women’s rights. With this collection, students can explore newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass.
- These articles and essays are helpful for finding your way through the collection and identifying aspects to explore further. For example, this post gives further context to Douglass’s famous speech, “What to the American Slave is Your Fourth of July?“
- Ask students to consider how Douglass used the media of his time to capture public attention. In what ways do public figures use media today to communicate a message? What differences and similarities do students notice?
We hope this overview is helpful for considering how you might bring some of the Library’s digital collections to your classroom. If you are interested in more ways for students to engage with materials from the Library, you might check out the latest transcription campaign from By the People: the papers of Christian Fleetwood an African American Union soldier during the Civil War.
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Tags: 1900 Paris Exposition, 25 Collections, African American History Month, American Negro, Blogs, By the People, Christian Fleetwood, Colleen Smith, Frederick Douglass Newspapers, History of Black Americans, Jackie Robinson, Library of Congress, Selected Digital Collections, Teaching with the Library, W.E.Ba. Du Bois, Zora Neal Hurston
#1900ParisExposition #25Collections #AfricanAmericanHistoryMonth #AmericanNegro #Blogs #ByThePeople #ChristianFleetwood #ColleenSmith #FrederickDouglassNewspapers #HistoryOfBlackAmericans #JackieRobinson #LibraryOfCongress #SelectedDigitalCollections #TeachingWithTheLibrary #WEBaDuBois #ZoraNealHurston -
Letters to Sports: Dodgers visiting White House fires up usual debate https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/559501/ #AustinReaves #Baseball #BillPlaschke #BillShaikin #Clippers #DariusGarland #DaveRoberts #dodger #Dodgers #IvicaZubac #JackieRobinson #JamesHarden #KawhiLeonard #La #LADodgers #LADodgers #Lakers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #MLB #SamDarnold #SteveKerr #WhiteHouse
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Letters to Sports: Dodgers visiting White House fires up usual debate https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/559501/ #AustinReaves #Baseball #BillPlaschke #BillShaikin #Clippers #DariusGarland #DaveRoberts #dodger #Dodgers #IvicaZubac #JackieRobinson #JamesHarden #KawhiLeonard #La #LADodgers #LADodgers #Lakers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #MLB #SamDarnold #SteveKerr #WhiteHouse
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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Born this day in 1919, Jack Roosevelt Robinson, in Cairo, Georgia.
#JackieRobinson #MLB -
Negro Leagues museum a must see for baseball fans https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/462029/ #Baseball #BobKendrick #BostonRedSox #BuckO'Neill #JackieRobinson #KansasCityMonarchs #LarryDoby #NegroLeagues #NegroLeaguesBaseballMuseum #nlbm #RedSox #RubeFoster
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Negro Leagues museum a must see for baseball fans https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/462029/ #Baseball #BobKendrick #BostonRedSox #BuckO'Neill #JackieRobinson #KansasCityMonarchs #LarryDoby #NegroLeagues #NegroLeaguesBaseballMuseum #nlbm #RedSox #RubeFoster
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TwinkieTown Movie Night: The Jackie Robinson Story https://www.byteseu.com/1520992/ #AmericanBlack #BlackCharacters #BranchRickey #Entertainment #JackieRobinson #story
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October 23, 1945 - Jackie Robinson and pitcher John Wright were signed by Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Club, to play on a Dodger farm team, the Montreal Royals of the International League.
Robinson became the first black baseball player to play on a major league team.
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📜 New Substack Drop:
Gold, Stone, Diamond, and Ink
Four poems for four moments in American myth—
💰 Greed (Black Friday, 1869)
🪨 Reverence (Devils Tower, 1906)
⚾ Grace (Jackie Robinson & Ebbets Field, 1957)
📚 Resistance (Little Rock Nine, 1957)I wrote sonnets and stanzas to hold what this country keeps forgetting.
https://wittgensteinsmonster.substack.com/p/gold-stone-diamond-and-ink
#ThisDayInHistory #Poetry #AmericanHistory #BlackFriday #LittleRockNine #JackieRobinson #DevilsTower #EshuElegbara #TheMirrorCycle
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📜 New Substack Drop:
Gold, Stone, Diamond, and Ink
Four poems for four moments in American myth—
💰 Greed (Black Friday, 1869)
🪨 Reverence (Devils Tower, 1906)
⚾ Grace (Jackie Robinson & Ebbets Field, 1957)
📚 Resistance (Little Rock Nine, 1957)I wrote sonnets and stanzas to hold what this country keeps forgetting.
https://wittgensteinsmonster.substack.com/p/gold-stone-diamond-and-ink
#ThisDayInHistory #Poetry #AmericanHistory #BlackFriday #LittleRockNine #JackieRobinson #DevilsTower #EshuElegbara #TheMirrorCycle
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📜 New Substack Drop:
Gold, Stone, Diamond, and Ink
Four poems for four moments in American myth—
💰 Greed (Black Friday, 1869)
🪨 Reverence (Devils Tower, 1906)
⚾ Grace (Jackie Robinson & Ebbets Field, 1957)
📚 Resistance (Little Rock Nine, 1957)I wrote sonnets and stanzas to hold what this country keeps forgetting.
https://wittgensteinsmonster.substack.com/p/gold-stone-diamond-and-ink
#ThisDayInHistory #Poetry #AmericanHistory #BlackFriday #LittleRockNine #JackieRobinson #DevilsTower #EshuElegbara #TheMirrorCycle
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📜 New Substack Drop:
Gold, Stone, Diamond, and Ink
Four poems for four moments in American myth—
💰 Greed (Black Friday, 1869)
🪨 Reverence (Devils Tower, 1906)
⚾ Grace (Jackie Robinson & Ebbets Field, 1957)
📚 Resistance (Little Rock Nine, 1957)I wrote sonnets and stanzas to hold what this country keeps forgetting.
https://wittgensteinsmonster.substack.com/p/gold-stone-diamond-and-ink
#ThisDayInHistory #Poetry #AmericanHistory #BlackFriday #LittleRockNine #JackieRobinson #DevilsTower #EshuElegbara #TheMirrorCycle
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📜 New Substack Drop:
Gold, Stone, Diamond, and Ink
Four poems for four moments in American myth—
💰 Greed (Black Friday, 1869)
🪨 Reverence (Devils Tower, 1906)
⚾ Grace (Jackie Robinson & Ebbets Field, 1957)
📚 Resistance (Little Rock Nine, 1957)I wrote sonnets and stanzas to hold what this country keeps forgetting.
https://wittgensteinsmonster.substack.com/p/gold-stone-diamond-and-ink
#ThisDayInHistory #Poetry #AmericanHistory #BlackFriday #LittleRockNine #JackieRobinson #DevilsTower #EshuElegbara #TheMirrorCycle
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📜 This Day in History – September 24, 1957
The Brooklyn Dodgers played their final game at Ebbets Field.Before they left, a man changed history on that diamond.
🎩 Ode to Jackie Robinson:
Jackie—number 42—
you bore the weight no one else knew.
You cracked the myth, exposed the lie.
You turned a diamond to sacred sky.#ThisDayInHistory #JackieRobinson #EbbetsField #BrooklynDodgers #BaseballPoetry #EshuElegbara
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This Day in Braves History: August 22 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/264984/ #AlexOchoa #atlanta #AtlantaBraves #AtlantaBraves #BartoloColon #Baseball #braves #BrentMayne #BronxBombers #Cincinnati #JackieRobinson #LouPiniella #Mariners #MelkyCabrera #MiguelCabrera #MLB #NationalLeague #Oakland #rockies #SteveBrodie #StevenMatz #TheDodgers #ThePhillies
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This Day in Braves History: August 22 https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/264984/ #AlexOchoa #atlanta #AtlantaBraves #AtlantaBraves #BartoloColon #Baseball #braves #BrentMayne #BronxBombers #Cincinnati #JackieRobinson #LouPiniella #Mariners #MelkyCabrera #MiguelCabrera #MLB #NationalLeague #Oakland #rockies #SteveBrodie #StevenMatz #TheDodgers #ThePhillies
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Cleveland baseball legend Larry Doby remembered 78 years after groundbreaking achievement https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/153999/ #AmericanLeague #Baseball #BrooklynDodgers #Cleveland #ClevelandGuardians #ClevelandIndians #ClevelandGuardians #ColorBarrier #Guardians #JackieRobinson #LarryDoby #MLB #NationalLeague #WhiteSox
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Cleveland baseball legend Larry Doby remembered 78 years after groundbreaking achievement https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/153999/ #AmericanLeague #Baseball #BrooklynDodgers #Cleveland #ClevelandGuardians #ClevelandIndians #ClevelandGuardians #ColorBarrier #Guardians #JackieRobinson #LarryDoby #MLB #NationalLeague #WhiteSox
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‘Omaha is what I’m really chasing’: Top MLB draft prospect Roch Cholowsky eyes CWS https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/28660/ #Baseball #Bruins #DanCholowsky #HamiltonHigh #JackieRobinson #JohnSavage #MajorLeagueBaseballDraft #MLB #MLBDraft #Omaha #PaulSkenes #RochCholowsky #UCLA #UCLABaseball
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‘Omaha is what I’m really chasing’: Top MLB draft prospect Roch Cholowsky eyes CWS https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/28660/ #Baseball #Bruins #DanCholowsky #HamiltonHigh #JackieRobinson #JohnSavage #MajorLeagueBaseballDraft #MLB #MLBDraft #Omaha #PaulSkenes #RochCholowsky #UCLA #UCLABaseball
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I'm a day late, but yay to #️⃣4️⃣2️⃣. Maybe it really is the answer to, "The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything." ⚾️ 🌌
#42
#JackieRobinson
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As the baseball world honors Jackie Robinson, BayStars pitcher Andre Jackson spoke about how special it is for him to wear No. 42. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/16/baseball/japanese-baseball/jackson-jackie-robinson-day-baystars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #jackierobinson #yokohamabaystars #yomiurigiants #andrejackson
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#JackieRobinson became increasingly critical of the Republican Party as it shifted rightward in the 1960s, especially with the rise of Barry Goldwater and the adoption of the “Southern strategy.”
Robinson called Goldwater’s nomination “unconscionable” and warning that the GOP risked becoming “for white men only”.
Robinson’s disappointment deepened as the party continued to ignore Black concerns, leading him to publicly denounce the GOP’s direction and refuse to support Richard Nixon in 1968.
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April 15, 1947 - Jackie Roosevelt Robinson became the first African American to play in a major league baseball game in the 20th century. His stepping onto Ebbets Field in a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform broke the “color line,” the segregation of professional teams.
The International League in 1887 began a wave of League-wide black exclusion, and it had been complete since 1899, when Bill Galloway became the last African-American player in white organized ball (Woodstock, Ontario).
Though hitless in three at-bats, Robinson started at first base, and the Dodgers beat the Boston Braves that day, 5-3.
"Jackie, we've got no army. There's virtually nobody on our side. No owners, no umpires, very few newspapermen. And I'm afraid that many fans will be hostile. We'll be in a tough position. We can win only if we can convince the world that I'm doing this because you're a great ballplayer, a fine gentleman."
"There was never a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than (Jackie) Robinson."
-Branch Rickey
