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Ted Williams' Hall of Fame speech honored Negro League players
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National Anthem protests took Colin Kaepernick from star QB to unemployment to a bold Nike ad
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J.L. Wilkinson stood out as the only white owner in the first official Negro League
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99-year-old Negro League player, among oldest living, attends baseball reunion in Birmingham
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The Negro Leagues Made Baseball a Global Sport and Kickstarted the Civil Rights Movement - History
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Ten greatest Negro Leaguers - ESPN - SweetSpot- ESPN
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Emory prof says white NFL fans miss players humanity
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Love him or loathe him, Colin Kaepernick is the most influential athlete of the 21st century
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Negro Leagues had their own two-way stars
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Baseball is honoring the Negro Leagues. It needs to explain why they existed. - The Washington Post
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How to respect the American flag - Quora
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Ted Williams' Hall of Fame speech honored Negro League players