By Charles Bryce Special to the Standard-Times SAN ANGELO, Texas — Although he never received worldwide recognition like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln or George Washington Carver, former San Angeloan Carl Ray Johnson left anThose include renovations to Peoria's George Washington Carver Center; new street lights in ...Read More
Claudia Patricio, 9, of the east side, enjoys lunch Tuesday at Carver Community School. / Janet Klockenga/The Register Kids at George Washington Carver Community School enjoyed a break in their routine Tuesday when Iowa State Patrol Trooper ChelseaGeorge Washington Carver became one of the nation's greatest educators and agricultural researchers. ...Read More
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball. Learn so much more on Biography.com.(Getty) CINCINNATI -- By the mid-1950s, Reds fans had grown accustomed to seeing Afric.By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com | 02/08/12 10:45 AM EST Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier gave Willie Mays a broader ...Read More
Very few athletes endured as many obstacles as Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. The Hall of Fame second baseman helped open the door for other great black ballplayers such asBack in the day, when the Dodgers were in ...Read More
