by David Krell | Dec 11, 2016 | David Krell
In William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the character of Malvolio says, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.” By a conventional wisdom paradigm, Morgan Bulkeley fell into all three categories....
by David Krell | Nov 20, 2016 | David Krell
Though not technically the first black player in the major leagues—that distinction belongs to Moses Fleetwood Walker of the American Association’s Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884—Jackie Robinson destroyed the unspoken yet visible barrier constructed in the late...