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Black History Month: Remembering Pumpsie Green Breaking Red Sox Barrier
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Pumpsie Green Content With His Red Sox Legacy
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Waiting for Pumpsie – Charlesbridge
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In 1959 Pumpsie Green was the first African American baseball player to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last pre-expansion major league club to integ Stock Photo - Alamy
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Pumpsie Green: First black player in Boston Red Sox history - Sports Illustrated
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Boston Red Sox celebration of Elijah Pumpsie Green as their first African-American player obscures the racial reality - ESPN
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Diehard supporters of Yankees, Red Sox are the most passionate in all of sports – New York Daily News
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Pumpsie Green — Barrier Breakers Integration Pioneer
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Red Sox, Nationals, A's among MLB teams commemorating Juneteenth
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Pumpsie Green, 1st Black Player On The Boston Red Sox, Dies At 85