“It was a quiet moment in baseball history, yet it’s been called the handshake of the century. And now the Mahoning Valley could be home to this symbolic sign of racial equality and respect.” To see the full story from the Vindicator,...
A larger-than-life statue commemorating the inspiring 1946 handshake of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American Major League Baseball player, and George “Shotgun” Shuba, his white teammate, will inspire better relations among people of different racial...
Los Angeles Dodgers legend Jackie Robinson will be honored for a classic moment in baseball history very soon. Moreover, if you don’t know about ‘The Handshake of the Century’; now is a good time to Google it and learn a little more. However, if you do, this will be...
“The “Handshake of the Century” may soon be bronzed and put on display in Youngstown, memorializing the day George “Shotgun” Shuba and Jackie Robinson met at home plate.” To see the full story from WKBN-TV News (Youngstown),...
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