Jackie Robinson
Throwback Thursday: Pumpsie Green Comes To Boston, Or Crossing The Line And Standing Still
When Elijah "Pumpsie" Green joined the Red Sox in 1963, they became the last MLB team to break baseball's color line. That's not the end of the story, but you knew that.
Throwback Thursday: Jimmy Claxton Briefly Breaks Baseball's Color Barrier
May 28, 1916, was not just another workday for Jimmy Claxton: he pitched two major league games, posed for a baseball card, witnessed a riot, and in doing so quietly pushed past organized baseball's de facto color line 30 years before Jackie Robinson.
VICE Sports Q&A: Sarah Burns, Co-Director of the New "Jackie Robinson" Documentary
The new PBS Jackie Robinson documentary premieres on Monday night. We spoke to one of the directors, Sarah Burns, about the film and about being the daughter of legendary documentarian Ken Burns.
Throwback Thursday: What Al Campanis Revealed On Nightline 29 Years Ago
When Al Campanis went on "Nightline" 29 years ago and said a bunch of stupid things about why baseball had no black managers, he showed more than his own idiocy.
RIP Monte Irvin, Baseball Player And Legend, In That Order
Monte Irvin nearly broke baseball's color line, and still wound up a Hall of Famer and a legend. But what he really wanted was to be seen as a baseball player.
The Forgotten Men Who Broke Baseball's Color Line With Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson played alongside a pair of former Negro League pitchers in the Brooklyn Dodgers farm system, but the team—and baseball—never really gave them a chance.
Why the Twins Should Tear Down Their Statue of a Former Owner
Calvin Griffith used to own the Minnesota Twins. He was also quite racist, often in public. On Jackie Robinson Day, the Twins should resolve to remove his statue.
The Baseball Hall of Fame Is the Worst Thing About Baseball
How can a museum in sleepy upstate New York inspire so much noise?
Jason Collins Proves Coming Out Is a Great Career Move
Even if no NBA team picks up Jason Collins for next season, he has a golden career as a public homosexual ahead of him, if he wants it, which shows just how different being gay in 2013 is from being black in 1947—back then, no one was talking about how...