Artifact of the Week (7): A Special Pass
To help celebrate Jackie Robinson Week, Claude Johnson of the Black Fives Foundation takes you on a 360° video tour of the spots that link to this rare historical basketball artifact, which brings up a little known detail about one of America’s greatest sports heroes and a connection to … punk rock?
Artifact of the Week (7): "A Special Pass"
To help celebrate #JackieRobinsonDay this week, Claude Johnson of the Black Fives Foundation takes you on a 360º video tour of the spots that link to this rare historical basketball artifact, which brings up a little known detail about one of America's greatest sports heroes and a connection to … #punkrock? ;-) #makehistorynow
Posted by Black Fives on Monday, April 11, 2016
After finishing his debut season with the minor league Montreal Royals, Jackie signed a pro basketball contract with the Los Angeles Red Devils. Who else played on that team? Where did they play? Were they any good? What happened to them? What did Jackie think of the experience?
To find out, watch the video!
It’s your turn to #makehistorynow!
Our Artifact of the Week (7): A special pass admitting the bearer and a guest to any Los Angeles Red Devils professional basketball game, signed by the team owner, Jack Duddy. (The Black Fives Foundation Historical Archive)
I attended a Fela Kuti concertat the Olympic Auditorium in the 1988. It is next to the I-10 freeway in Los Angeles.