Color Barrier Broken 1935
Since I have been using "Sepia" photo's for effect since I began in 1870, it is possible that the actual date I broke the Color Barrier was earlier.
However Oscar Charleston is now the First Negro League Star to play ML Baseball in my World. I am not crazy about how he got here (Rule 5 Draft December 1935, and it was off a Negro League Roster-Bug perhaps??), but he will go to Spring Training with my Red's. For Good measure I signed a 22 year old Pitcher named "Speedwell" Jones, and tonight I will seach the Negro Leagues to see if I can buy any Contracts.
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