As a stadium named for a Negro League player, the facility is another token in town preserving Black history, he said. “This is not just a baseball field; this is a part of history,” said Shabazz.

The James White Parkway was built in 1978 between ... way for just that and are honored with statues outside the stadium. In 1931, Benjamin played for the Knoxville Giants, Knoxville's Black baseball ...