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BHM - Rachel Robinson - Without Rachel, would there have been a Jackie?
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BHM - Rachel Robinson - Without Rachel, would there have been a Jackie?

As we straddle Black History Month and Women's History Month, is there a better way to celebrate than honoring the timeless Rachel Robinson. Without Rachel, would there have been a Jackie?     ...
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BHM - Charley Pride - Hall of Famer

Charley Pride was a Hall of Famer, but if you had asked him early in his life, he would have told you he thought it would have been the Baseball Hall of Fame and not the Country Music Hall of Fam...
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BHM - Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Footsteps of History

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is dedicated to not only preserving the legacy of the Negro Leagues, but also chronicling the civil rights contributions of the league, its players and their foo...
BHM - Greatest Negro League Team - '35 Pittsburgh Crawfords
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BHM - Greatest Negro League Team - '35 Pittsburgh Crawfords

While many debate the greatest Negro League player of all time, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson or Oscar Charleston, it has become less of a debate on the greatest team of all time. That honor has been ...
BHM - Greatest Negro League Team - '31 Homestead Grays
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BHM - Greatest Negro League Team - '31 Homestead Grays

While many debate the greatest Negro League player of all time, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson or Oscar Charleston, it has become less of a debate on the greatest team of all time. That honor has been ...
BHM - Hank Aaron - The Negro Leagues
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BHM - Hank Aaron - The Negro Leagues

Hank Aaron was a member of the Negro Leagues for three magical months.   When the Indianapolis Clowns saw the then 17 year old Henry Aaron playing for the Mobile Black Bears they were impressed...
BHM - History Has Its Eyes on Them
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BHM - History Has Its Eyes on Them

For many years the only way to measure the greatness of Negro Leagues players was during their exhibition games against their White Major League counterparts. Once Jackie Robinson broke the color...
BHM - Tales of the Negro Leagues
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BHM - Tales of the Negro Leagues

The Negro Leagues were not only a league of great ballplayers, but also of great stories. As we celebrate Black History Month, we highlight a few.   Josh Gibson's Home Run never comes down ...
BHM - Romare Bearden in Black & White
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BHM - Romare Bearden in Black & White

"What you start out as isn't always what you become." The lesson taught in "Colin in Black & White" the Colin Kaepernick movie which debuted on Netflix. The story Kaepernick would tell would...