Emmett Ashford paved way for black umpires
1928, First Black U.S. sports official was born - Mississippi Today
1967 Emmett Ashford, "First Black Umpire in Major League Baseball" Vintage Photo
Little Known Black History Fact: Emmett Ashford
Orange County Register Obituary for Emmett Ashford
Former MLB Umpire, Meriwether, Dead at 63
ROBERT PRICE: He was a pioneering Black umpire, but also a brother gone too soon, Robert Price
Emmett Ashford was hired as Major League Baseball's first African American umpire on September 15, 1965. He started working American League games the following year and umpired until 1970. : r/ClassicBaseball
MLB umpires honor Emmett Ashford 50 years after he broke color barrier
Emmett Ashford – a rare personality
Documentary of the First Black Umpire in the National Baseball League to Debut in February - Free Press of Jacksonville
Chapman students want black ump in Hall of Fame – Orange County Register