A decade before the U.S. officially segregated in 1896, baseball banned black
players. A decade before the US integrated, baseball broke the color barrier.
Between, the Negro Leagues produced some of the finest players to ever take
the field.
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A decade before the U.S. officially segregated in 1896, baseball banned black
players. A decade before the US integrated, baseball broke the color barrier.
Between, the Negro Leagues produced some of the finest players to ever take
the field.
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