Beginning with his early years as a St. Louis teenager, Elston tells of Elston Howard’s love of baseball and his encounters with racism. His three
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Elston: The Story of the First African-American Yankee
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Let's Remember Elston Howard and the Yankees' Historic Day, April
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141 Yankee Elston Howard Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and
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Elston Howard Stats & Facts - This Day In Baseball
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Hochman: 62 years ago, STL's Howard became first African-American
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Elston Howard: A Yankee Pioneer News, Scores, Highlights, Stats
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1968 Topps Elston Howard
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On This Day - Elston Howard Debuts with Yankees
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Elston Howard - Wikipedia
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Negro League baseball legend Elston Howard got his start in
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Elston Howard of the Boston Red Sox waits the pitch from Jack
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Elston Howard on studying hitters
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New York Yankees' Elston Howard, center, is greeted at the plate