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Springfield Trip Lets Baseball Heal Racial Rift Past
Gastonia moves toward reconciliation as Post 23 American Legion baseball faces Springfield area teams in a weekend series. The trip honors Bunny Taliaferro, the 1934 Gastonia player barred for skin color, and marks a milestone with Elmore Hill and Willie Gillispie, the first Black Legion players in North Carolina, attending. A 93-year-old 1934 teammate will throw the first pitch, symbolizing progress and unity.
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America
Charleston
S.C
Gastonia
The
Gazette
John Bridgeman
American Legion
Springfield
Mass
Bunny Taliaferro
Bunny
Bridgeman
Post 23
Legion
Elmore Hill
Willie Gillispie
North Caroline