

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Please join the Friends of the Jamestown Philomenian Library for an evening discussion with author and news reporter Ted Reinstein on his book "Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier".

The book tells the story of little-known heroes who fought segregation in baseball, from communist newspaper reporters to Pullman car porters who saw to it that black newspapers espousing integration in professional sports reached the homes of blacks throughout the country.

Ted Reinstein is best known in New England as a journalist and reporter for “Chronicle,” Boston’s celebrated—and America’s longest-running, locally-produced—TV newsmagazine, and the author of several well-received non-fiction books.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jamestown/before-brooklyn-the-unsung-heroes-who-helped-break-baseball’s-color-barrier/200029641199036
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Jamestown
- **state**: RI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Jamestown Philomenian Library Meeting Hall, 26 North Road
- **lat**: 41.49758
- **long**: -71.37386
- **full address**: Jamestown Philomenian Library Meeting Hall, 26 North Road, 6 Douglas St, Jamestown, RI 02835-1404, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Jamestown Philomenian Library Meeting Hall, 26 North Road, 6 Douglas St, Jamestown, RI 02835-1404, United States
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about "Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier" ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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