The Associated Press: Negro Leagues baseball featured on new stamps
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Almost all of them are gone now, fading memories kept alive through grainy photos and dog-eared newspaper clippings their children and grandchildren keep near.
But now the black baseball players and their contributions to the culture and history of a country that once shunned them are being honored. The U.S. Postal Service released a set of stamps Thursday honoring early Negro Leagues players.
"Make no mistake about it. All these athletes were trailblazers on and off the field," said Gregory D. Baker, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. "Through their unsung civic endeavors, the (Negro) leagues and their players raised awareness and started a conversation about the standards of social justice in our country for all people regardless of race or gender."
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