Saturday Jan 8, 2022
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Saturday, January 8 from 2-4pm
Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA
Free
Sawyer Free Library: 978-325-5500.
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Sawyer Free Library will host Ted Reinstein author of Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier on Saturday, January 8, 2-4pm.
Author talk and book signing with Ted Reinstein, award-winning, longtime reporter for Boston’s celebrated nightly-newsmagazine, “Chronicle.” He'll discuss his new book Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier, which tells the story of the little-known heroes, such as Moses Fleetwood Walker, communist newspaper reporters, and Pullman car porters, who fought segregation in baseball, including within the Boston Red Sox. Registration not required. For details, go to: sawyerfreelibrary.org or 978-325-5500.
Printed courtesy of www.capeannchamber.com – Contact the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce for more information.
24 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930 – (978) 283-1601 – info@capeannchamber.com