Honoring Satchel Paige


	Honoring Satchel Paige

chestnut501

6-20-2009 8:33 AM

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On Saturday in Cincinnati, baseball will stage its Civil Rights Game, an event created three years ago to draw attention to the game’s racial legacy, which pre-1947 meant players of color were excluded from wearing a big-league uniform.

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