Ralph Bunn & Brookhaven Town Highway 9: Baseball & Racial Integration

Thursday, Apr 4, 2024 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm

  Free
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Librarian Fabio Montella will address the life and semi-professional baseball career of Mr. Ralph “Sammy” Bunn, an individual whose life and semi-professional baseball career epitomizes the microhistories of local baseball and racial barrier-breaking. Mr. Bunn was a resident of Long Island, whoappears to be the earliest known African American to play on a white semi-professional Long Island baseball team. No registration required.  For additional information, please call the library at 631-567-5079 or visit our website.

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