Larry Doby made history when he broke the color barrier in 1947 becoming the first black baseball player for the Cleveland Indians in the American League. Doby was born in July 1924 and was the son of a semi-pro baseball player who died when Doby was eight. He grew up in Camden, South Carolina, moving […]

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