The Birmingham Barons once again take the field at their original home, Rickwood Field (a.k.a. - America’s oldest ballpark!) this afternoon to face the Jacksonville Suns.
This year’s game will honor the 1964 & 1965 teams - they’ll be the guys wearing gold. The team is significant due to it being the first integrated team to [...]

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This story has been picked up by regional media; here’s a link to the story as it ran on Jacksonville’s Times-Union site. and it is one of national importance. The school, which has seen notoriety before, including being Nell Carter’s alma mater, makes history again today as a somewhat symbolic event takes place.

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