Hank Aaron - Changing Times

1952 , Hank Aaron , Joins the Negro Leagues as shortstop for the Indianapolis Clowns. Later that year, he signs with the Boston Braves for $350/month and reports to the Braves minor league team in Eau Claire, WI. , Civil Rights , Cesar Chavez begins organizing migrant workers for better working conditions. The group will become the United Farm Workers of America. , National , The McCarran-Walter Immigration and Naturalization Act ends the 1924 ban on Asian immigration , Arts and Entertainment , Waukesha native Les Paul and Gibson Guitars introduce the "Les Paul" electric guitar , Hank Williams releases "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" , Ernest Hemingway writes "The Old Man and the Sea" , Milwaukee , Ground is broken for the first freeway, Stadium South (now Miller Park Way)

1954 , Hank Aaron , Plays against Jackie Robinson in an exhibition game in Mobile, AL. He is moved up to the Major Leagues as an outfielder after Bobby Thompson breaks his ankle in spring training. On April 23rd, he hits his first Major League home run as a Milwaukee Braves player. , Civil Rights , Supreme Court unanimously rules in Brown vs. Board of Education that school segregation is unconstitutional , Sports , Roger Bannister breaks the four-minute mile , Babe Didrikson Zaharias is named Top Woman Athlete for the 6th time , Science and Technology , Solar Cell is invented , First kidney transplant , Dr. Jonas Salk starts inoculating children against polio , Non-stick pan invented

1956 , Hank Aaron , Wins National League batting title, 200 hits, 26 home runs, avg .328 , Milwaukee , Vel Phillips is elected the city's first Black and first female alderperson. She remains the only Black Common Council member for the next 12 years. , Civil Rights , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. emerges as leader for desegregation , Arts and Entertainment , Elvis Presley releases "Blue Suede Shoes," "Hound Dog," and "Don't Be Cruel" , Science and Technology , WNBQ Chicago becomes the first TV station to broadcast its entire local programming in color

1957 , Hank Aaron , The Milwaukee Braves win the National League pennant with Aaron's 11th inning home run and go on to defeat the New York Yankees four games to three to win the World Series. , Hank Aaron is awarded the National League's Most Valuable Player (MVP) , Civil Rights , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. becomes the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference , President Eisenhower sends federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce school desegregation , Science and Technology , FORTRAN computer language developed , The Space Age begins as the Soviet Union launches its first satellite, Sputnik , Arts and Entertainment , Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story" debuts on Broadway , Dr. Seuss publishes "The Cat in the Hat" , Milwaukee , The Milwaukee Art Museum moves into the newly dedicated War Memorial Center , Sports , Green Bay City Stadium (renamed Lambeau field in 1965) is dedicated , Jackie Robinson, first Black to play in the Major Leagues, retires after 10 years with Brooklyn Dodgers, helping them win ten pennants and one World Series