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White Citizens Council Boycott Pushes New Orleans Series
Column recalls white supremacist push to boycott the Indians and Red Sox exhibition in New Orleans. It contrasts hostile reception of Larry Doby with his eventual popularity, and notes players from the Indians including Early Wynn, Perry, Power, and Temple. The piece argues people are people and calls out prejudice.
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