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Reading John Virtue: South of the Color Barrier

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A full decade before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, a Mexican multimillionaire named Jorge Pasquel recruited players from the Negro League to play south of the border. Sure, his tactic was savvy, but by pulling black talent away from America, he also hastened the integration of the sport in the States. John Virtue, director of FIU's International Media Center, tells the story of how Jorge Pasquel and the Mexican League opened up the field of dreams — to everyone.

– John Hood

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