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Baseball's Stars: The Negro League: Voices Leveled Library Readers
Written by Reyna Eisenstark
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Highlights presents Baseball's Stars: The Negro League written by Reyna Eisenstark. Until 1947, African Americans were kept from playing on major league baseball teams. Instead, African American men formed the Negro League.
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