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Goldie Taylor—The Radical Political Independence of Jackie Robinson
TRAILBLAZER
He helped changed the face of baseball—and later the face of American politics.
Goldie Taylor
Contributing Editor
Published
Apr. 10 2016
1:00AM EDT
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Goldie Taylor
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