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An unwritten rule barred blacks from
participating between the white foul lines, until 1947 when
Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn
Dodgers of the National League. In response to this exclusion,
black baseball players formed
their own teams and their own leagues to play America’s National
Pastime – before it became truly
National.
The Forgotten Leagues 2011 Calendar, “Whistle Stops: Black Baseball on the
Road,” celebrates
the hard road to glory before the
de-segregation of Major League baseball, with such teams as early
as the 1895 Page Fence Giants from
Adrian, Michigan, to the Monarchs of Kansas City, the Buckeyes
of Cleveland, the Crawfords of
Pittsburgh, the Eagles of Newark, the Black Barons of Birmingham,
American Giants of Chicago, the Red
Sox of Memphis, Stars of Detroit, the Clowns from Indianapolis,
and the 1946 airborne Satchel Paige
All-Stars.
Life on the road was often tough as one player Stanley “Doc” Glenn, of the
Philadelphia Stars, recalled,
“We rode the dog before it was called
Greyhound.”
This time capsule edition renders historical images of the various modes of
transportation by selected teams.
#WC-11NL 2011 Wall Calendar
The Forgotten Leagues
negro Baseball league
“2011 Wall Calendar”
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The name Gbaby was created in
2002 when it was given to Giovonnie Samuels while working as
one of the cast members on
Nickelodeon’s “All That.”
In the summer of 2003, in an effort
to fulfill a desire to find a handbag with a woman of color on it,
Sylvia Rundles and Giovonnie Samuels
started Gbabyartwear. Since that time Gbabyartwear has
created and sold thousands of
incredible hand painted handbags, along with tees, business cards
holders, greeting cards, tote bags
and hats with Gbaby images on them. Sylvia has been an innovative
designer, artist and business owner
for 20 years. Now you can enjoy mother and daughter unique art in
print. This calendar features
African American history facts through out.
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