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The Murder of Porter Moss
Manage episode 329795134 series 2926800
Bob Kendrick tells the powerful story of the life and death of Porter Moss, who pitched in three East-West All-Star games before he was gunned down on a train in Tennessee at the age of 34, and left to die because of the color of his skin.
Special thanks to the work, research, and inspiration of the University of Memphis, the University of Baltimore, Gary Ashwill and the Seamheads Database, Dr. Kurt McBee, Dr. Henry Louis Taylor, Dr. Raymond Doswell, the late John Erardi, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and the unheralded voices of the Pittsburgh Courier and baseball's Black press.
Interview with Ernest Burke courtesy of the University of Baltimore - Ernest Burke
Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprez
Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com
Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez
Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez
To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.com
Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com
See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future
99 episodes
Manage episode 329795134 series 2926800
Bob Kendrick tells the powerful story of the life and death of Porter Moss, who pitched in three East-West All-Star games before he was gunned down on a train in Tennessee at the age of 34, and left to die because of the color of his skin.
Special thanks to the work, research, and inspiration of the University of Memphis, the University of Baltimore, Gary Ashwill and the Seamheads Database, Dr. Kurt McBee, Dr. Henry Louis Taylor, Dr. Raymond Doswell, the late John Erardi, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and the unheralded voices of the Pittsburgh Courier and baseball's Black press.
Interview with Ernest Burke courtesy of the University of Baltimore - Ernest Burke
Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprez
Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com
Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - @nlbmprez
Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - @nlbmprez
To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.com
Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com
See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future
99 episodes
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