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The Great Satchel Paige Makes His First Major League Start 70
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50 years ago, Major League Baseball stumbled before inducting
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Satchel Paige: African American baseball legend
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Highlighting An Artifact: The Williams/Paige Connection
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Satchel Paige Nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame
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Portraits of the Negro Leagues
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Paige's induction in 1971 changed history
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