The Card Collection That Blurred Baseball's Color Line
In the pages of this album, players from Latin American Leagues, the Negro Leagues, and Major League Baseball appear alongside each other
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Mark Your Calendar: Black History Month, Exhibits, Jazz and More at the National Museum of American History
This February at the museum, we're celebrating a new season of the podcast, commemorating Black History Month, and listening to some jazz. Check out the calendar to find out what's going on this month!
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Jack Johnson, the First Black Heavyweight Boxing Champion
During Johnson's reign, promoters sought a "Great White Hope" to defeat the flamboyant champion, and his victories were often marred by racial discord
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Where Black and Indigenous History Come Together
Minnesota doesn’t typically come to mind when you think about slavery and the Civil War.
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