African American Baseball in Philadelphia

[Eric72]

I was doing a bit of cleaning and found this article in one of the binders on my bookshelves. It was printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer on April 5, 2009. The Phillies were about to defend their World Series title; interest in baseball had never been greater in the city. Luckily, some writers looked back further than the previous season when creating content. I figured at least a few of you might appreciate the images.

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The one on the left, one of the greatest Negro League teams of all-time with Rube Foster, Pete Hill, Grant Johnson, Charles Grant & Sol White amongst other stars of the day. c1905 Philadelphia Giants