![]() In addition, to confirm my memory, I reviewed the roster that appears at the end Chapter 3, The Roaring Twenties, Creating Their Own League, page 675 and there is the name Stephens.Īgain, wanting to confirm, I went back to my research files to review the information from the newspaper. If you read this article, I think that I have captured much of Jimmy Lee’s story, or maybe the essence of who he was and what he meant to many of us.įront Row L-R: Unknown, Dennis Ware, George White, Unknown, Unknown, Jimmy Lee, Samuel Stephens Back Row L-R: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Bobby Marshall, John L. Maybe this is a researcher’s dream or a random find, but that is what happened last year (2018) while researching information about writing an article on Jimmy Lee, (a Saint Paul legend) for the Ramsey County History magazine 1. Maybe that’s why this following story continues to intrigue me with hopes of finding out more, of course that may never happen, but I can always imagine. But for me, I always return to some of my fathers’ friends, and others that played sports and lived through the struggles and challenges they faced daily, because I’ve had to live some of those similar struggles, and it wasn’t easy! Some people are asked, “if you could talk with anyone in history, who would that be?” To be honest, I don’t know, I imagine it could be many different individuals for different reasons. My imagination would always be in full curiosity! Driving through towns in Minnesota and Wisconsin, always wondering “why,” did people create a town in this place? Sometimes knowing that a river might be the reason, but still, always wondering. Throughout my life, history has always intrigued me, especially while traveling with my father on his trips to play ball. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.One of my goals in retirement is to increase awareness of African American history, especially around sports. ![]() Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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