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Birmingham Black Barons Database

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Published May 14, 2010 at 10:11 a.m.
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Which two of the following players spent part of their career with the Birmingham Black Barons? ... Hank Aaron ... Willie Mays ... Josh Gibson ... Satchel Paige ... Jackie Robinson ... The correct answer is Willie Mays and Satchel Paige ... I found this information in the Encyclopedia of Negro League Baseball , but what about all the facts about the Black Barons that weren’t included in the book, such as game information and results, player interviews, and other weekly coverage? Articles in

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Brown Bag Lunch—Pride and Passion:The African American Baseball Experience

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Published April 29, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
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Larry Lester—Negro League scholar and co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri—will discuss the Pride and Passion exhibit and the cultural significance and legacy of the Birmingham Black Barons on the African American community in a deeply segregated society. Wednesday, May 5, noon ... Feed your body and mind at BPL's ... Brown Bag Lunch programs ... You bring the lunch and we'll bring the drinks. Wednesdays at noon in the Arrington Auditorium located on the

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UAB Professor’s New Book Tells Story of Birmingham Negro League Team

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Published Oct. 6, 2009 at 9:26 a.m.

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) communication studies Professor Larry Powell, Ph.D., has published a new book, Black Barons of Birmingham, that tells the story of the professional Negro League baseball team whose legendary members included Leroy “Satchel” Paige and Willie Mays ...

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Birmingham Public Library to Host Book Signing by John Klima

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Published Sept. 14, 2009 at 2:35 p.m.
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As a precursor to Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience to be held May-June 2010, the Birmingham Public Library is excited to host the just-published book, Willie’s Boys: The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, The Last Negro League World Series and the Making of a Baseball Legend ... Published in September of 2009, author John Klima will begin his book tour in the city that first gave Willie Mays his shot at stardom ... As the author Klima’s website states, “While much

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