Montgomery Biscuits Partner With Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Through their social media platforms, the Montgomery Biscuits announced their cooperation with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the City of Montgomery. Part of this cooperation is a permanent museum exhibit coming to Riverwalk Stadium.

Of course we all know what a pivotal role Montgomery played in the Civil RIghts Movement as it was here where Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of the bus in 1955. It resulted in the Montgomery bus boycot, sparked by Martin Luther King Jr.

The new exhibit will be in the building along the first baseline of the home of the Montgomery Biscuits (AA team of the Tampa Bay Rays). It will be dedicated to the Negro Leagues, focusing on the players, teams and other influential members through artwork, storytelling and digital features.

“The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is one of the nation’s most preeminent Civil Rights and Social Justice institutions, that is seen through the lens of baseball. We are thrilled to team with the Biscuits to bring this story of triumph over adversity to beautiful Riverwalk Stadium to enlighten and inspire a new generation of fans. The birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement is a perfect location to highlight the important role Negro Leagues Baseball played in helping usher in the Civil Rights Movement,” according to Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

The exhibit will be something for young and old. Everyone can immerse themselves in memorabilia and digital archives that will share the stories and history of both Negro Leagues baseball and the impact baseball played in the Civil Rights Movement.

Next to videos and interviews shared by players, coaches, and leaders, the exhibit will place Alabama-born players like Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Satchel Paige into the spotlights, players that had a big influence on the sport of baseball.

Steven Reed, mayor of Montgomery stated: “The new museum exhibit is a welcome addition to our city and Negro Leagues baseball is an important piece of Montgomery’s civil rights history. We look forward to welcoming fans and tourists to the ballpark as part of our historic Montgomery Civil Rights Tour.”

A time table for the opening was not given during the official announcement in Montgomery.