Jacob L GoldfingerPoindexter v. Hamner and the Integration of the Philadelphia PhilliesWith 29,000 baseball fans looking on, Philadelphia police hustled young Malcolm Poindexter, bruised and bloodied after an attack by…Feb 23Feb 23
Jacob L GoldfingerWhen Satchel Paige, Larry Doby and Minnie Miñoso Walked to the GameThe sight of three Cleveland Indians ballplayers walking down the street in full uniform may have turned a few Texarkana heads in the…Dec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021
Jacob L GoldfingerThe Hall of Fame Can’t Erase Dick Allen’s LegacyIt is nearly 60 years since Dick Allen first swung a bat for the Philadelphia Phillies, but baseball has not finished snubbing him. On…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
Jacob L GoldfingerThe Dick Allen Story the Phillies Tried to ForgetInside cramped rooms at segregated Florida hotels and boarding houses, a generation of Black and Latino Philadelphia Phillies huddled over…Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021