The Negro Baseball League in Florida
A classic film of its subject, There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace chronicles the rich history of the Negro Baseball Leagues that flourished before 
Jackie Robinson integrated the major leagues in 1947.
Watch and Discuss: The classic film, There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace, which chronicles the rich history of the Black Baseball Leagues that flourished before Jackie Robinson integrated the major leagues in 1947. A group conversation will follow The Screening Room, led by Author Armand Rosamilia.
Narrated by James Earl Jones, this hour-long documentary, produced by Refocus Digital Media, LLC, features interviews with baseball Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, James ‘Cool Papa’ Bell, Buck Leonard, Judy Johnson, Monte Irvin and Ray Dandridge.
Discussion leader, Armand Rosamilia, is a full-time writer of crime thrillers, horror and nonfiction, including A View From My Seat: My Season With the Jumbo Shrimp.
Note: This program is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation and is part of an ongoing series of African American History Community Programs.
The exploits of these talented athletes and the times when baseball was a segregated sport are vividly brought to life. The screening will be followed by a group conversation led by Armand Rosamilia, a full-time writer of crime thrillers, horror and nonfiction, including A View From My Seat: My Season With the Jumbo Shrimp.
