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Freedom on the Field
During a time of segregation and discrimination -- a period when major league baseball's segregation policy blocked Latinos from participating -- Latinos developed community, semiprofessional, and professional baseball leagues of their own.
Baseball often provided a social network and a break from discrimination in the larger world. Wherever they lived, Latinas/os persistently made the baseball diamond their place to play and enjoy their freedoms. Finding freedom on the field, however, was more than a simple march toward acceptance. |