Events
521 All Stars: A Championship Story of Baseball and Community
Date: December 30, 2009
Time: Tuesday through Saturday 10-5
In honor of African American History Month, the Discovery Center is hosting a traveling exhibit from the State Museum:
Based on the 1998 book The 521 All-Stars: A Championship Story of Baseball and Community, this exhibit depicts the game in its purest form: scrap metal base lines, rotten wood bleachers, teams made up of brothers, fathers and sons, and most importantly, fellowship within the community.
Until Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, major league baseball was the pastime for white players and fans. Segregated and separated, black players were forced to form leagues of their own.
In 1996, author Frye Gaillard was driving north on Route 521 in Sumter County when he discovered a homemade ballpark and stopped to take pictures of the players. He and his partner, photographer Byron Baldwin, spent the next season and a half watching and studying the Gamecock baseball league of Rembert, S.C. The teams are comprised only of African-Americans.
Rivers, Rails and Crossroads Discovery Center, 87 Heritage Road, Blackville, SC
For more information, please call (803) 284-3976
Venue: Rivers, Rails, and Crossroads Discovery Center/87 Heritage Rd./Blackville, SC 29817 (Off Hwy 78)
