Muskogee, Oklahoma was a major stop on the Negro League baseball barnstorming circuit. As a child, Porter Reed saw the Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox and other Negro League teams play in Muskogee during the 1930s. When he became a teenager, Reed played on the local team battling the Negro Leaguers when they came to town. And when the Kansas City Monarchs came to town, he would play with the Monarchs and against them.

During his career, Porter played with the Birmingham Black Barons, the Muskogee Cardinals, the Detroit Wolves, the Houston Eagles, the Minneapolis White Elephants and the Los Angeles Stars.

And Porter played with such famous names as Jackie Robinson and batted against Satchel Paige.

Listen to Porter talk about his baseball career, including the prejudice that followed him during those days.

Porter Reed was 94, June 29, 2016, when he recorded this oral history interview for VoicesofOklahoma.com.

Read the full transcript: https://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/reed-porter/