Athletics

This picture shows the entrance to the original ball park. People were gathered around the entrance for a rally. Circa 1968. Photo courtesy of the Herald-Sun Newspaper and Open Durham.com.

The black community began protesting to integrate this signature athletic park, home to the Durham Bulls Baseball Club in 1957 when the first two black players, Bubba Norton and Ted Richardson, were added to the roster.

1957 in Durham was a year that hosted both the preservation of segregation as well as the onset of integration. At…