Happy

December 03, 2020 00:45:14
Happy
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Happy

Dec 03 2020 | 00:45:14

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Show Notes

The backstory of how a folksy, quick witted, singing politician from rural Kentucky helped integrate professional baseball

 

The Negro League Baseball Museum

nlbm.com

Terry Bohn's SABR Page
sabr.org/authors/terry-bohn/

Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral Histories, University of Kentucky Libraries
https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/

Chandler, Albert Benjamin, interview by William J. Marshall. September 03, 1980, A. B. "Happy" Chandler: Desegregation of Major League Baseball Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Small League Productions
smallleaguestu.com

StoryBlocks
storyblocks.com

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