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Saturday, December 13, 2014
Today Is The Anniversary Of Larry Doby's Birth
You may not know of Doby or care about baseball, but he was one of the first black players in the major leagues. In 1948, the year after baseball's integration, Doby and his fellow Cleveland Indians won the World Series.
The photo above evokes many things, doesn't it?