One of the first african american writers inducted into the h.O.F.
- Wendell Smith's induction into the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame helped to shed light on Smith's efforts and started to uncover a widely unknown tale of heroics
- This established the job that Smith did over his career and legitimized the role of the African-Americans in the field of writing
- By joining this elite class of people, Smith's memory was left as a man who helped end the most unfair time in our nations history.
"I never socialized with the writers. In the South it was forbidden. If they wanted me to go to dinner with them, it was against the law. I'm sure they would have liked to have me join them. They didn't ask because they knew it was impossible. But I considered myself part of the press corps. I was writing daily stories. I was Jackie's Boswell."
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2. "J.G. Taylor Spink." Baseballhall.org. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, n.d. Web. 5 June 2014. <http://baseballhall.org/museum/awards/j-g-taylor-spink>.
2. "J.G. Taylor Spink." Baseballhall.org. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, n.d. Web. 5 June 2014. <http://baseballhall.org/museum/awards/j-g-taylor-spink>.