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Jackie Robinson integrates baseball: Daily Worker archives 1947
April 15, 2019"The cheers for Robinson are saying something, something that will make it easier for Negro players to come, for the day when there’ll be no special pressure upon an American ballplayer whose skin happens to be...
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Trump administration ends MLB/Cuba baseball deal
April 9, 2019The Trump administration is moving to end a deal allowing Cuban baseball players to sign contracts directly with Major League Baseball organizations.
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Remembering Don Newcombe and the fight against Jim Crow baseball
February 22, 2019In memory of Don Newcombe, People’s World’s reprints a feature story on him and Roy Campanella from a 1946 edition of the Daily Worker.
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Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dies at 92
February 20, 2019"Don Newcombe’s presence and life established him as a role model for Major Leaguers across the country."
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Honoring Frank Robinson’s legacy
February 8, 2019Let’s honor Frank Robinson’s legacy by continuing to hold fast in our fight for social, racial, and economic justice.
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