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"Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianoplis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team. During the three years she played with the team, her...
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Examines the lives of Fred Korematsu and Jackie Robinson, both born in 1919, and tracking their unique experiences and how they responded to their struggles and worked to change the world for the better. Includes a timeline showing their lives in parallel, as well as a glossary.