Presenter: Ben Kubischta
In 1947, Branch Rickey integrated Major League Baseball with Jackie Robinson. What is less known is that Bismarck's Neil Churchill assembled an integrated team in the mid-1930s that included Satchel Paige. With Tom Dunkel's book Color Blind, Ben Kubischta will explore this team and the origins of North Dakota's most historic ballpark, the Bismarck Municipal Ballpark.
The event is sponsored by the University of Mary in partnership with the Bismarck Historical Society. It is free and open to the general public.
The Bismarck Historical Society is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization. PO Box 47, Bismarck, ND 58502-0047.
