John Florio

John Florio is the co-author of One Nation Under Baseball: How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime, and One Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title

Ku Klux Klan

When the KKK Played Against an All-Black Baseball Team When the KKK Played Against an All-Black Baseball Team

For the white-robed, playing a black team was a gift-wrapped photo op, a chance to show that the Klan was part of the local community—even the black citizens.

Jun 22, 2020 / John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro

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