Alexi Giannoulias @ILSecOfState
I am pictured in back row, 4th from the right. My close friend, Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks, is seated in the front row, third from right along with Buck O'Neil, 4th from the right, who became the first African American coach in Major League Baseball in 1962 with the Cubs. — PolitiTweet.org
IL SOS Office @ILSecOfState
#Black History Month African American professional baseball players faced challenges due to segregation and racism… https://t.co/uDUzjCDqqm
