Black Fact = (1959) Elijah Jerry “Pumpsie” Green

Black Fact = 1959 (July 23) – Elijah Jerry “Pumpsie” Green became the first black person to play for Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox were the last major league baseball team to integrate.

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Black Fact =(1941) Asa Philip Randolph

Black Fact = 1941 (June 25) – Asa Philip Randolph called off a scheduled march when President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 forbidding racial ...