Hank Aaron Was a Civil Rights Hero Before a Baseball Superstar
Vocal or not, Aaron will be remembered as one of the most important figures in American sports history
3 min readJan 23, 2021
In 1948, Hank Aaron was a 14-year-old facing segregation and poverty in Mobile, Alabama when Jackie Robinson came to town. Hank, who everyone knew as Henry at the time (his birth name), was…
