"POP" LLOYD'S BASEBALL FIELD
AIRED: Season 1, Episode 1
Season 2, Episode 10
THE DETECTIVES: Tukufu Zuberi and Gwen Wright
THE PLACE: Atlantic City, New Jersey
THE CASE:
Why was a baseball field in Atlantic City, New Jersey, named after an African-American ballplayer in a time of intense racial tension?
The History Detectives go to the park to unearth the explanation.
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd was one of the greatest athletes of his time.
A famed shortstop in the Negro Leagues throughout the first three decades of the 20th century, Pop was honored with a field in his name in 1949.
What was the reasoning that led to this unlikely honor in a time of blatant prejudice and racial division?
Trivia Quiz Season 2, Episode 10
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