Dick Allen

Richard Anthony (Dick) Allen, who was the first African American to play for the integrated Travelers baseball franchise in Little Rock (Pulaski County).

African-American man wearing glasses and cap in Philadelphia Phillies uniform with glove

Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, New York, www.baseballhalloffame.com

Media

Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Category

Civil Rights and Social Change / Race / World War II to Faubus Era

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

African American

Gender

Male

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