December 4, 200619 yr Cards/Tribe to play in 1st Civil Rights Game in Memphis Major League Baseball will stage its inaugural "Civil Rights Game" this coming March 31, when the defending World Series champion Cardinals play the Indians in an exhibition at AutoZone Park in Memphis, the home of the National Civil Rights Museum and the city where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
December 6, 200619 yr The irony of the Indians being involved in that game is hysterical. I would have to say the same thing...
December 6, 200619 yr The irony of the Indians being involved in that game is hysterical. I would have to say the same thing... This may have more to do with the Cleveland Indians' history than their use of an inflammatory cartoon logo. 07-05-1947 - Admin Doby is the first black player and pinch hitter in the American League: Cleveland Indians. 08-13-1948 - Satchel Paige is the first black pitcher in an American League game: Cleveland Indians (he shuts out Chicago). 04-11-1966 - Emmett Ashford is the first black umpire in a major league game when Cleveland beats Washington 5-2.
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