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Remembering Ted Williams’ Finest Baseball Moment: A Hall of Fame Plea for Equality

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A look back at the Splendid Splinter’s speech commending Negro league legends on the occasion of his 100th birthday.

Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming
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Colin Fleming

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