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100 1 a| Long, Carl,d| 1935-2015,e| creator,e| interviewee.=| ^A1370392;

245 10 a| Carl Long oral history interview,f| 2014.;

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500 a| Interviewer: Jerrold D. Hopfengardner. Interview date: 2014.;

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520 2 a| In this oral history, Carl Long (May 9, 1935 - January 12, 2015) discusses his professional baseball career (1952-1958) with the Negro American league and the Pittsburgh Pirates farm clubs including among others the Kinston (North Carolina) Eagles in the Carolina League where he was the first African American baseball player in the league; his time as the first African American deputy sheriff and first African American detective in Kinston; and his subsequent career as the first African American bus driver in Lenoir County (NC) from which he retired in 1995.;

524 a| Carl Long Oral History Interview (#OH0266), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.;

540 a| Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.;

545 a| Carl Russell Long (born May 9, 1935, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and died January 12, 2015, in Kinston, North Carolina) had a professional baseball career (1952-1958) beginning with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League, and played in the 1953 Negro League East-West All-Star game. In 1954, he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and played through 1957 with the following Pittsburgh Pirates farm clubs: St. Jean (Quebec) Canadians, Provincial League; Billings (MT) Mustangs, Pioneer League; Phoenix (AZ) Stars, Arizona-Mexico League; Kinston (NC) Eagles, Carolina League; Beaumont (TX) Pirates, Big State League; and Mexico City (Mexico) Tigers, Mexican League. Long held the all-time Kinston shared single season record of 111 runs batted in (1956), was the first African American baseball player in the Carolina League (1956), and was inducted into the Negro League Hall of Fame and the Kinston Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. After Mr. Long's professional baseball career ended in 1958, he became the first African American deputy sheriff in Lenoir County (NC) and in 1960 became the first African American detective in Lenoir County (NC). After twelve years as a detective, he became the first African American bus driver in Lenoir County (NC) and continued in this profession for twenty-three years before retiring in 1995. After he retired, he continued to promote the heritage of the old Negro Baseball Leagues and youth baseball. Long married Kinston resident Ella Smith in 1956 and they had three children: Cynthia Hightower, The Reverend Sotello Long, and a deceased daughter Teresa Long. In 2013, Long published his autobiography with Diane Taylor titled A Game of Faith: The Story of Negro League Baseball Player Carl Long.;

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650 0 a| Sheriffsz| North Carolinaz| Lenoir County.=| ^A446552;

650 0 a| Bus driversz| North Carolinaz| Lenoir County.=| ^A572326;

700 1 a| Hopfengardner, Jerrold D.,e| interviewer.=| ^A1007133;

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Carl Long oral history interview,

Author/creator	Long, Carl creator, interviewee.
Other author	Hopfengardner, Jerrold D., interviewer.
Format	Archival & Manuscript Material
Production	2014.
Description	sound recording 1 audiocassette (1.5 hours)
Supplemental Content	Finding aid
Subjects	Long, Carl, 1935-2015. African American baseball players--North Carolina. --Kinston. Negro leagues--History. African American detectives--North Carolina. --Lenoir County. Sheriffs--North Carolina. --Lenoir County. Bus drivers--North Carolina. --Lenoir County.

Scope and content	In this oral history, Carl Long (May 9, 1935 - January 12, 2015) discusses his professional baseball career (1952-1958) with the Negro American league and the Pittsburgh Pirates farm clubs including among others the Kinston (North Carolina) Eagles in the Carolina League where he was the first African American baseball player in the league; his time as the first African American deputy sheriff and first African American detective in Kinston; and his subsequent career as the first African American bus driver in Lenoir County (NC) from which he retired in 1995.
General note	Interviewer: Jerrold D. Hopfengardner. Interview date: 2014.
Access restriction	No restrictions.
Cite as	Carl Long Oral History Interview (#OH0266), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Terms of use	Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Biographical note	Carl Russell Long (born May 9, 1935, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and died January 12, 2015, in Kinston, North Carolina) had a professional baseball career (1952-1958) beginning with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League, and played in the 1953 Negro League East-West All-Star game. In 1954, he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and played through 1957 with the following Pittsburgh Pirates farm clubs: St. Jean (Quebec) Canadians, Provincial League; Billings (MT) Mustangs, Pioneer League; Phoenix (AZ) Stars, Arizona-Mexico League; Kinston (NC) Eagles, Carolina League; Beaumont (TX) Pirates, Big State League; and Mexico City (Mexico) Tigers, Mexican League. Long held the all-time Kinston shared single season record of 111 runs batted in (1956), was the first African American baseball player in the Carolina League (1956), and was inducted into the Negro League Hall of Fame and the Kinston Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003. After Mr. Long's professional baseball career ended in 1958, he became the first African American deputy sheriff in Lenoir County (NC) and in 1960 became the first African American detective in Lenoir County (NC). After twelve years as a detective, he became the first African American bus driver in Lenoir County (NC) and continued in this profession for twenty-three years before retiring in 1995. After he retired, he continued to promote the heritage of the old Negro Baseball Leagues and youth baseball. Long married Kinston resident Ella Smith in 1956 and they had three children: Cynthia Hightower, The Reverend Sotello Long, and a deceased daughter Teresa Long. In 2013, Long published his autobiography with Diane Taylor titled A Game of Faith: The Story of Negro League Baseball Player Carl Long.

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