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Negro Leaguers were always major players, whether MLB believed it or not

Negro Leaguers were always major players, whether MLB believed it or not
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19 Black historical figures you probably didn't learn about in school

As more states add bans on teaching Black history in classrooms across America, Stacker highlighted 19 underrepresented trailblazers to keep in mind. ....

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A Michigan man: Julius Franks Jr's All-American, activist career

In 1942, Julius Franks Jr. became the first Black All-American football player for the University of Michigan, one of many legendary moments in the athlete-activist's life. ....

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UC strike exacts a harsh toll at a pivotal moment

The walkout by academic workers has reached a pivotal moment, exacting its harshest toll yet on students, faculty and picketers during finals week. ....

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VOX POPULI: Another baseball color line broken at long last by MLB's decision : The Asahi Shimbun

In this Aug. 2, 1942, file photo, Kansas City Monarchs pitcher Leroy Satchel Paige warms up at New York s Yankee Stadium before a Negro League game between the Monarchs and the New York Cuban Stars. (AP file photo)
Before Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) became the first African American to debut in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1947, Black ballplayers were allowed to play only in their own leagues which, by today s standards, bore the racist name of the Negro Leagues.
The latter played unofficial games with the MLB and proved quite formidable.
Nonfiction author Kazuo Sayama quotes Negro League ace pitcher Satchel Paige (1906-1982) as noting to the effect, To me, a Black team beating a white team is no news because the Negro Leagues are superior. ....

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