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Inning Five: Shadow Ball
Miniseries • Episode 5
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Broadcast date
22-09-1994
The story of the Negro Leagues in the 1930s. “Shadow Ball” refers to a common pre-game feature in which the players staged a mock game with an imaginary ball. Though unintended, the pantomime was an apt metaphor for the exclusion of blacks from major league play at that time.
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