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Chapel Hill Negro boy causes league disbanding
In Chapel Hill North Carolina coach Thomas Seism refused to drop nine year old Michael Gardner a Negro from his team prompting the disbanding of the old league A new Sandlot Baseball Program open to 8 through high school age youths was organized with backing from the local ministerial association The UNC chancellor William Aycock withdrew university permission for league practice noting the controversy Gardner’s father Alexander Gardner criticized the situation calling it stupid and urging slower integration Science quotes and local officials reflect ongoing tensions over race in youth sports
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Pelham Graduate
Tocal
Ministerial Association of
Carrboro
Thomas E. Seism
Michael Jerry Gardner
Scism
University of North Carolina
Data
Oveneu
Beall
Gardner Doy
Roy Cole
Little League
Cole
Recorder's Court
Seism
Little League Board
William B. Aycock
UNC
League
Alexander Gardner
Gardner
Greensboro
Hewood School
Ministerial Association
Leo Wagoner
Wago