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Toni Stone - Negro Leagues First Female Player
This week as part of Women's History Month, we introduce you to some amazing women - today Toni Stone, the Negro Leagues first female player.
It was 1953, and many of the stars of the Negro L...

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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...

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BHM - Bob Kendrick - Keeper of the Flame
When Bob Kendrick was named President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in 2011, he was entrusted with the stories and history of the Negro Leagues - he was the Keeper of the Flame.
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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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BHM - Phil Reid - Father of Minnesota Black Baseball
Phil Reid was not only a prominent member of St. Paul’s Black community, he was also an entrepreneur with strong ties to Rube Foster and others in Chicago.
Thru Foster's friendship, Reid go...



