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BARRIER BREAKERS: From Jackie to Pumpsie–1947-1959

American Tobacco Campus 705 Willard St., Durham, NC, United States

From Jackie to Pumpsie–1947-1959, "Barrier Breakers" is a traveling exhibit developed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in Kansas City, Missouri. It tells the important, but often overlooked story of the courageous players who integrated their respective Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from Jackie Robinson joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 through Elijah "Pumpsie" […]

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Barrier Breakers: From Jackie to Pumpsie–1947-1959 Black Diamonds Night

American Tobacco Campus 705 Willard St., Durham, NC, United States

Join Us: "Black Diamonds Night" is a celebration of heritage, accomplishment, and the resilience of the "Barrier Breakers" -- Jackie Robinson of course, but also each of the other players from the Negro Leagues who would eventually integrate all of the Major Leagues. This is also the story of Black Business excellence as the Negro […]

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