Shakeia Taylor: How the Double Duty Classic connects Chicago’s rich baseball past with its future
by Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune
Jul 14, 2023
3 minutes
CHICAGO — It’s commonplace for Chicagoans to claim our importance in American history. And yes, that’s exactly what I’m doing now as it pertains to Black baseball.
When the story of organized professional Black baseball is told, people typically start in Kansas City, Mo. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is there and it is where Andrew “Rube” Foster famously assembled owners of six Black baseball teams from Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City
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