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John Irvin Kennedy (October 12, 1926 – April 27, 1998) was an American professional baseball shortstop.Kennedy was the first African-American player to be signed by and play for the Philadelphia Phillies, the last National League baseball team to support anti-Black segregation.
The Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame was created in 1978 as an exhibit display located in the 200 Level of Veterans Stadium.Originally, the Phillies honored notable figures from their franchise history, along with notable members of the former Philadelphia Athletics, which played in Philadelphia from 1901 to the time of their relocation in 1954.
Crane was convicted on September 25, 1929, of the murder of "his former sweetheart" [217] and on March 28, 1930, of the murder of the man accompanying her at the time of the shooting. [218] Trevor Crowe: Retired United States September 2020 (plea) Tax fraud: 3 years probation, $85,043 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service
Malcolm X’s assassination may have been more consequential to the movement than King’s and on par with the losses of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and his brother Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 ...
Moses Fleetwood Walker (October 7, 1856 – May 11, 1924), sometimes nicknamed Fleet Walker, was an American professional baseball catcher who, historically, was credited with being the first black man to play in Major League Baseball (MLB).
On March 31, 1870, 26-year-old Henry Truman, a Black man, was shot and killed by Philadelphia Officer John Whiteside after being accused of shoplifting from a grocery store.
"He was a good man." The Washington Post said Castile was at least the 506th person and 123rd black American shot and killed by police so far in 2016, according to its database that tracks such ...
2007 – Philadelphia Sports Writers Association "Team of the Year" 2007 (induction of the 1980 Phillies) – Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame [45] 2008 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League champion) 2008 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) [43] [46] [47] [48] 2008 – Pride of Philadelphia Award (Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame)