The Civil Rights Game was an annual game in Major League Baseball (MLB) that honored the history of civil rights in the United States. Its first two playings also marked an unofficial end to the league's spring training. The game was played annually from 2007 through 2015. In conjunction with the Civil Rights Game, MLB annually honored pioneers of civil rights with Beacon Awards.
AutoZone Park, ballpark for the first two editions of the game
Bo Porter managed the Houston Astros to their win in the 2014 game.
2015 Beacon of Life Award recipient Dolores Huerta
AutoZone Park is a Minor League Baseball stadium located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, and is home to the Memphis Redbirds of the International League, the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals. It also hosts Memphis 901 FC of the USL Championship, the second tier of U.S. soccer. In 2009, the stadium was named Minor League Ballpark of the Year by Baseball America.
A Redbirds game at AutoZone Park
The park's main entrance
A panoramic view of the field and stands inside AutoZone Park