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Who's Who in Black celebrates 100th anniversary of Negro National League | Chicago Defender

by Donald James Racism in the early-to-mid 20th century – and other periods of time – was painfully ugly in the United States of America. Such hatred, along with laws of bigotry – written and unwritten – robbed African Americans of the same opportunities afforded to whites freely and unconditionally. And playing professional baseball in … Continued

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