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Book DiscussionAge Group:
Adults
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NENA627
Emmy Award-winning journalist Ted Reinstein, who has been a reporter for "Chronicle" on Boston's WCVB-TV since 1997, discusses his book Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball's Color Barrier. Learn the stories of little known heroes such as Moses Fleetwood Walker, communist newspaper reporters, and Pullman car porters, who fought segregation in professional baseball. Registration is underway.