An interesting read re a black baseball player who was murdered in 1871

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10-11-2020, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by samosa4u

Kelly fled town after Catto’s death. He was eventually captured and returned to Philadelphia for trial. Witnesses identified Kelly as the murderer. The Philadelphia Times said the evidence was “overwhelming” to convict Kelly. An all-white jury exonerated him.

Sad.

Wow - that is sad.

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