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1963: Baseball's Civil Rights Summer
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1963: Baseball's Civil Rights Summer

Discover how baseball reflected America's fight for equality in a pivotal year.

Imagine America in the spring of 1963. The United States was in the thick of experiencing significant social unrest due to its growing Civil Rights Movement.

Brutal police actions against protesters in Birmingham, AL led to a historic march on Washington. This is where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.

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