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Out Of The Shadows... Into The Light
The Greater Cape May Historical Society announces three-day Negro Leagues conference in Cape May
A
three-day conference on South Jersey
and Philadelphia’s rich history of
Negro Leagues ball clubs and their
impact on baseball heritage will be
held on Tuesday, October 26 through
Thursday, October 28 at Cape May Convention
Hall. The conference is being presented by
the Greater Cape May Historical Society, Cape
May MAC, Congress Hall and the Mad Batter
restaurant.
The event will feature authors and historians
presenting fascinating accounts of the
black ballplayers who starred on the region’s
teams, including the Atlantic City Bacharachs,
the Philadelphia Pythians and the Cape May
Giants. It will include a discussion of the career
of Phillies great Dick Allen and his eligibility for
the Baseball Hall of Fame.
All programs will be from 4:30-7 at
Convention Hall — tickets are $30. Both will be
followed by a “ballpark favorites” buffet dinner
at Congress Hall — tickets are $38. For more
information and to purchase tickets, visit capemaymac.org
or call 609 884-5404.
Artist Sydnei SmithJordan has created many other portraits of black baseball stars and historical figures
including “Cape May Negro League Team” (pictured above). She will join sportswriter and author Gaylon
H. White and retired history professor Jerrold Casway at the conference on Tuesday, October 26.
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