In 1947, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first black major league baseball player. Officially, the color barrier in baseball was broken, but the reality was that it took decades for American baseball to become fully integrated. One of our Alabama USPS employees played professional baseball during this time in the 1950's in what was called the Negro National League. 76-year-old Birmingham MVS driver Cleophus Brown pitched and played first base for the Louisville Clippers and the Birmingham Black Barons.
Postmarks' interview with Mr. Brown will be included in this quarter's newsletter.
