Sam Bankhead
Hall of Famer and Negro League legend Judy Johnson called Sam…

Cool Papa Bell
“He was a beautiful person. Yes he was. Cool Papa Bell. He…

William Bell
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Ted Bond
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Spoon Carter
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Oscar Charleston
“Charleston not only has the speed of a Carey, the arm of a…

Jimmie Crutchfield
The 1935 East-West All-Star Game at Comiskey Park in Chicago,…

Roosevelt Davis
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Josh Gibson
"There is a catcher that any big league club would like to buy…

Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh)
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Gus Greenlee
Gus Greenlee, famed owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords, came…

Popeye Harris
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Bill Harvey
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Carl Howard
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Bert Hunter
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Judy Johnson
“Judy Johnson was the smartest baseball player I ever came…

Harry Kincannon
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Leroy Matlock
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Spoony Palm
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Andrew Patterson
Andrew Lawrence Patterson was born on December 19, 1911, in Chicago.1…

Bill Perkins
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Roy Sparrow
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Sam Streeter
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Chester Williams
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