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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
Paul Ray Powell (born March 19, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. Powell was the seventh player selected overall, and the first round pick of the Minnesota Twins, in the 1969 Major League Baseball draft. But he would appear in only in 39 MLB games over parts of three seasons as an outfielder and catcher for the Twins (1971) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1973 and 1975). Although modern sources list him only by his first name, during his baseball career he was referred to as "Paul Ray" Powell. Born in San Angelo, Texas, Powell threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). After graduating from Santa Cruz Valley Union High School in Eloy, Arizona, he attended Arizona State University, where he was the starting center fielder for ASU's 1969 championship team and a defensive back and placekicker on the Sun Devils' 1967 and 1968 football teams. He received his degree in secondary education in 1974. Powell's pro career lasted for seven years, through 1975. As a major leaguer he collected seven hits, including a double and a home run, in 42 at bats (.167). His lone home run came in his third game in MLB on April 10, 1971, a solo blow off Don Eddy of the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. Defensively, he played 801⁄3 innings in the outfield, and 24 as a catcher. After leaving baseball, Powell had a long career in the real estate industry in Arizona.
Paul Powell may refer to: Paul Powell (minister) (1933–2016), dean of Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary Paul Powell (director) (1881–1944), American film director Paul Powell (politician) (1902–1970), Illinois Secretary of State in the 1960s Paul Powell (baseball) (born 1948), American baseball player Paul Powell (footballer) (born 1978), English footballer Paul Warner Powell (1978–2010), executed American murderer Paul Powell (writer), British writer
Paul L. D. Blair (February 1, 1944 – December 26, 2013) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1964 through 1980, most notably as the center fielder for the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1970. He also played for the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds. A two-time All-Star player, Blair excelled as a defensive player, winning the Gold Glove Award eight times, including seven consecutive years from 1969 to 1975. One of the best defensive outfielders of his era, and "perhaps the finest" he had excellent range and was brilliant at tracking fly balls. He challenged hitters by playing shallow, then running down balls hit over his head. In 1984, Blair was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
This is a list of the 300 Major League Baseball players who have hit the most career home runs in regular season play (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games). In the sport of baseball, a home run is a hit in which the batter scores by circling all the bases and reaching home plate in one play, without the benefit of a fielding error. This can be accomplished either by hitting the ball out of play while it is still in fair territory (a conventional home run) or by an inside-the-park home run. Barry Bonds holds the Major League Baseball home run record with 762. He passed Hank Aaron, who hit 755, on August 7, 2007. The only other players to have hit 700 or more are Babe Ruth with 714, and Albert Pujols with 703. Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612), and Sammy Sosa (609) are the only other players to have hit 600 or more. Giancarlo Stanton is the active home run leader and currently 40th all-time with 456. Players in bold face are active as of the 2027 Major League Baseball season (including free agents), with the number in parentheses designating the number of home runs they have hit during the 2027 season. The last change in the cutoff for the top 300 occurred on July 20, 2026 when Joc Pederson hit his 235th career home run, passing Carlos González, Gary Matthews, Kevin Mitchell and Paul Molitor.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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