Poetry Moment host for WPSU-FM, assistant editor of Presence, and professor emerita at Commonwealth University–Lock Haven, Marjorie Maddox has published over 20 books. Marjorie Maddox will be speaking at SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) at the Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh on A MAN NAMED BRANCH: A GREAT-GRANDNIECE REMEMBERS BRANCH RICKEY at 11:00am, Saturday, October 17.
A Man Named Branch: A Great-Grandniece Remembers Branch Rickey
In 1947, filled with courage, skill and determination, Jackie Robinson changed history by becoming the first African American player in the major leagues. But how did this happen? Who thought of this idea for great social change? The answer comes from a man named Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers — and …
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