Author Series: Chief: The Three Lives of Gene Locklear bmarkusen Thu, 2026-04-09 12:54
Dr. Jay Thomas explores the career and life of Gene Locklear, a skilled painter and the first Lumbee Indian to play major league baseball. The book chronicles Locklear's rise from a log cabin in Pembroke, North Carolina, to the the heights of both baseball and the art world. The program begins at 1 pm in the Baseball Discovery Zone. A book signing will follo…
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