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Pumpsie Green, who integrated Red Sox after rising from Bay Area, dies at 85
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The History of Baseball and Civil Rights in America
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Pumpsie Green finished what Jackie Robinson started - Newsday
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Red Sox, Nationals, A's among MLB teams commemorating Juneteenth
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How was the Major League Baseball local fanbase split up when the Braves and Red Sox co-existed in Boston? E.g., Chicago Cubs & White Sox fans were differentiated by North and South
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Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More: Every MLB Team's 1st Black Player
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Pumpsie Green, who integrated Red Sox after rising from Bay Area, dies at 85
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Red Sox fans start petition to honor Jerry Remy by renaming street
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Pumpsie Green, 1st black player on Red Sox, dies at 85 - The Boston Globe
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In 1959 Pumpsie Green was the first African American baseball player to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last pre-expansion major league club to integ Stock Photo - Alamy
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Elijah “Pumpsie” Green Dies at 85 After Breaking Boston Red Sox Color Barrier in 1959 – BOSTON SPORTS REPORT
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Foxboro's Gene Conley: An American success story, Local News
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First Black Baseball Player To Integrate Boston Red Sox Dies At 85 : NPR
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His only focus was to play,' says daughter of 1st Black Red Sox player Pumpsie Green
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Pumpsie Green: Making America Great for the First Time, by David Hinckley