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The Creation of the Negro Leagues: Video

The Editors — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:05:42 +0000

A video chronicling the creation of the Negro Leagues. From CSN Philadelphia.

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Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project

The Editors — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:06 +0000

Wikipedia: The Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project is an effort started by Peoria, Illinois Anesthesiologist Jeremy Krock and with support of the Society for American Baseball Research to put...

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The Game novel examines baseball and race

The Editors — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:52:28 +0000

From the Woodlands Villager: Having crafted his World War II novel through 16 years of detailed research, Woodlands author Franklin Kless admits it was a unique writing experience when a short story...

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Negro Leaguers lead list of inductees into Kansas Baseball Hall

The Editors — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:46:22 +0000

CJ Online: Years after their deaths, the accolades continue to pour in for four Negro Leagues Baseball stars from Topeka. Carroll Ray “Dink” Mothell, Elwood “Bingo” DeMoss, “Topeka Jack” Johnson and...

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Of Monarchs and Black Barons

The Editors — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:19:43 +0000

New in 2012 from author James A. Riley: Of Monarchs and Black Barons: Essays on Baseball’s Negro Leagues. The first African American to play in baseball’s recognized major leagues, William...

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Lost Black Crackers 1938 Negro Leagues Film Footage Surfaces

The Editors — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:19:03 +0000

From WXIA Atlanta ATLANTA — If the Atlanta Black Crackers had a heyday, this film depicts it. In 1938, the team played in the Negro Major Leagues for one season, then promptly returned to the...

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Art Exhibit & Program Coming to Georgia Tech

The Editors — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:27:28 +0000

From a painting of future Hall of Fame pitcher Willie Foster posing with young admirers to the wood carving commemorating Satchel Paige, the pieces showcased in the Shades of Greatness exhibit at...

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Quincy Trouppe: “20 Years Too Soon”

The Editors — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:31:15 +0000

Quincy Trouppe played with, for, against or scouted an astonishing array of legendary players.

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Who was black baseball’s best pitcher?

The Editors — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:51:21 +0000

MLB.com posed the following question to a panel of 19 of the most respected authorities on "black baseball:" Who were the top five black pitchers prior to the integration of the Major Leagues?

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Remembering Buck O’Neil

The Editors — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 02:41:03 +0000

After numerous encounters with Negro Leagues players, what most awes me is their humility. These players are gentlemen who played during of time of racial tension with a glass ceiling for major...

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