The role of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in bringing major league sports to the Deep South
Hank Aaron, an all-time baseball great, was hesitant to move to Atlanta from Milwaukee with the Braves because of his experiences growing up in segregated Mobile, Alabama and as a minor leaguer in Georgia. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was among those who encouraged Aaron to play in Atlanta. Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of […]