Posts Tagged ‘Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’
A Game-Changing Legacy
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is marking the centennial of the Negro National League, formed on Feb. 13, 1920 in Kansas City.
Read MoreKansas City’s Clash of The Titans
Learn the history of the short-lived Monarchs and Blues baseball rivalry in the ’20s.
Read MoreFirst Base: Get Your Glove
Call of The Sandlot takes you back to the time when kids played until their mothers called them in for dinner. Flatland looks back into the city’s baseball history to tell you why sandlots disappeared and how Sam and Ana Beckett, a Kansas City couple, and the Kansas City Royals are looking to bring the tradition…
Read More1945 | Jackie Robinson’s Year with the Kansas City Monarchs
Although Jackie Robinson only spent five months with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945, he left an everlasting mark on the city. From donning the red and white uniform in April to his final appearance in August of that year, Robinson became a vital member of the team along with the legendary Satchel Paige. Robinson…
Read MoreGame Changer
Jackie Robinson’s push for racial equality spanned a lifetime where he used his athleticism as a conduit to challenge our country’s segregated system and demand change. Now, a new two-part film on his life airs next week on KCPT. (Flatland is KCPT’s digital magazine.) Through a collection of old photos, film, and interviews, the project delves…
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