Video of Righting a Wrong by Growing Bolder, at growingbolder.com

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Righting a Wrong
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06/12/2008 9:38am
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Sports - Baseball

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They had the skills to play in the big leagues but were denied the chance because of their skin color. In a symbolic gesture of goodwill, Major League Baseball "drafted" 30 former Negro League players -- the last living links to Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige -- and celebrated those it once excluded.

This story was done at Walt Disney World's Wide World of Sports complex.

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Posted 5:03 pm June 12th, 2008
Very cool video. I am glad I watched. I went to the Negro League Hall of Fame once and was lucky enough to get Buck O'Neill's autograph that day. h was a true gentleman