Baseball legend Jackie Robinson single-handedly broke the color barrier in the otherwise segregated world of baseball.

On Nov. 12, the Natrona County Public Library will host a traveling exhibition, "Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience." The exhibition traces the history of African-American baseball players from the reconstruction period following the Civil War through the days when baseball was a segregated sport, until Jackie Robinson became the first black man to play professionally in 1947.

Freestanding panels will feature photographs of teams and players, as well as original documents and artifacts from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and other institutions across the country. Legendary black baseball figures -- like Rube Foster, Buck Leonard, James "Cool Papa" Bell and Satchel Paige -- will be featured, as well as negro league teams from before integration in the 1950s.

"Players in the negro leagues were some of the most talented and inspiring sports figures of their day," said Kate Much, public service librarian at the library, in a media release. "The exhibition tells many remarkable stories of players and teams who were shut out of major league baseball, but persevered in a sport they loved."

The exhibit will be heralded by an opening reception at 6:30 p.m. on the library's main floor. The reception will feature former negro leagues player Mack A. Pride Jr., who played with the Memphis Red Sox and the Kansas City Monarchs. Actor Gregory Kenney will also re-enact the life of Jackie Robinson.

The exhibition will be on display at the library until Jan. 15, and is available for viewing during regular library hours.

For more information, contact the library at 577-READ or visit 222.natronacountylibrary.org.