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611. Carlis Wright Robinson, part 1
611. Part 1 of our conversation with Carlis Wright Robinson about her father's, Johnny Wright's, baseball career. In
response to racial segregation in Major League Baseball, African
American players and officials formed their own league, called The Negro League. Despite not playing in Major League Baseball,
Wright, like countless other African Americans in baseball at
that time, by their mere presence and participation in baseball
at that time in America, rejected racism and served as pioneers
for future generations. Johnny Wright was one of the excellent
players who remained in the Negro League. Wright’s daughter, Carlis Wright Robinson,
recently shared her father’s story and history in her book, The Wright Side of History: The Life and Career of Johnny Wright, Co-Pioneer in Breaking Baseball’s Color Barrier, as Told by His Daughter (In Due Season Publishing). Carlis recently spoke with
us to discuss her work, her father’s legacy, and what she would
like for readers to take away when they read her book.
The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it
as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in
print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
famous comedian Garrett Morris who was an African-American
comedian who was in the original cast of Saturday Night Live.
Girls first welcomed student on February 1, 1932. It was
the only New Orleans public school named for a living person,
but an exception had been made to honor Miss McMain who had
done so much for so many through her work at Kingsley House in
the Irish Channel. Under McMain's guidance and
leadership, Kingsley House had grown from a modest parish
outreach program at 929 Tchoupitoulas of the Trinity Episcopal
Church parish to an internationally known settlement house.
Twin Cities' Krewe de Riviere Mardi Gras Parade
February 8 @ 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Downtown Monroe and West Monroe, LA 71201|
(318) 376-2501
Parade
Route
https://www.krewederiviere.com/
Admission: Free
on trauma at the Louisiana Book Festival.
Listen on Apple Podcasts.
Listen on audible.
Listen on Spotify.
Listen on TuneIn.
Listen on iHeartRadio.
The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.
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611. Part 1 of our conversation with Carlis Wright Robinson about her father's, Johnny Wright's, baseball career. In
response to racial segregation in Major League Baseball, African
American players and officials formed their own league, called The Negro League. Despite not playing in Major League Baseball,
Wright, like countless other African Americans in baseball at
that time, by their mere presence and participation in baseball
at that time in America, rejected racism and served as pioneers
for future generations. Johnny Wright was one of the excellent
players who remained in the Negro League. Wright’s daughter, Carlis Wright Robinson,
recently shared her father’s story and history in her book, The Wright Side of History: The Life and Career of Johnny Wright, Co-Pioneer in Breaking Baseball’s Color Barrier, as Told by His Daughter (In Due Season Publishing). Carlis recently spoke with
us to discuss her work, her father’s legacy, and what she would
like for readers to take away when they read her book.
The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it
as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in
print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today!
famous comedian Garrett Morris who was an African-American
comedian who was in the original cast of Saturday Night Live.
Girls first welcomed student on February 1, 1932. It was
the only New Orleans public school named for a living person,
but an exception had been made to honor Miss McMain who had
done so much for so many through her work at Kingsley House in
the Irish Channel. Under McMain's guidance and
leadership, Kingsley House had grown from a modest parish
outreach program at 929 Tchoupitoulas of the Trinity Episcopal
Church parish to an internationally known settlement house.
Twin Cities' Krewe de Riviere Mardi Gras Parade
February 8 @ 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Downtown Monroe and West Monroe, LA 71201|
(318) 376-2501
Parade
Route
https://www.krewederiviere.com/
Admission: Free
on trauma at the Louisiana Book Festival.
Listen on Apple Podcasts.
Listen on audible.
Listen on Spotify.
Listen on TuneIn.
Listen on iHeartRadio.
The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.
Like us on Facebook.