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  • It’s not just about baseball: How barnstorming put a dent in Jim Crow

    Sep 28, 2015 11:30 am by Doug PetersenCampus Life
    public domain image of the 1885 Keokuk, Iowa baseball team

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    • public domain image of the 1885 Keokuk, Iowa baseball team

    History professor teaches how America’s pastime—and other sports—became an integral part of improving race relations.