Aaron, Henry Hank - Encyclopedia of Alabama

When Hank Aaron Came to Yorktown-“Carrying on Where Jackie Robinson Left Off”

Mobile Press-Register 200th Anniversary: A new form of government; Hank Aaron hits 715 (1970-1979)

Author Index - Encyclopedia of Alabama

Hank Aaron Alabama Legacy Moments

At the time of Hank Aaron's birth in 1934, Babe Ruth reigned as baseball's home run king, and the Negro Leagues were an African American's only hope of playing professional baseball. Latent hopes for a different future thrived on Carver Park in Alabama, however, where a young Hank Aaron was soon to be seen perfecting the powerful stroke that would later make him one of the greatest hitters and most revered players in the history of the game.