First Black Red
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About the Book
Chuck Harmon’s life story symbolizes and transcends our country’s struggle for civil rights and equality. From his humble beginnings as one of the 12 children of Sherman and Rosa Harmon in Southern Indiana, to the pressure of a death threat as a Cincinnati player in New York City, this gentlemen big leaguer is an example of those African American pioneers who helped make a mockery of hate and injustice with integrity, decency, and iron will.
From the stories of an early meeting with Babe Ruth, to rooting for his beloved Cincinnati Reds today, Chuck Harmon’s compelling life adventure symbolizes all that is good about America’s pastime and its oldest professional franchise, the Cincinnati Reds. His great-great grandfathers fought and died for freedom in the Civil War. Less than 100 years later, Chuck Harmon was still fighting for justice—not with a gun and bayonet, but with a golden glove and hot bat. Chuck Harmon is proud to be called Cincinnati’s First Black Red. This book is an important look at the parallel benchmarks in baseball and civil rights. Chuck Harmon is one of the quiet patriots who helped make America truly a country where all men and women should expect to be treated equally.
About the Author
Marty Pieratt is an Emmy award-winning television reporter who has also won honors for his work in newspaper, radio, and as an entrepreneur and college teacher. He owned seven radio stations and various other businesses. He is a visiting faculty member at Indiana University. From 2008 through 2014, Pieratt taught 16 different course subjects in 42 classes to more than 1,420 students on the IU Bloomington and IUPUI (Indianapolis) campuses and at the National Sports Journalism Center, in Indianapolis. He is now teaching at the IU Kelley School of Business Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. He spent much of his career around Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in Folklore and Ethnomusicology at IU. When not in Bloomington, he owns a farm in Southern Indiana. ,