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Richard Allen was one of
nine children raised by their
mom, a maid for white
households in the town of
Wampum outside the great
steel city of Pittsburgh. He
was the star of Wampum’s
athletic teams and the
Philadelphia Phillies signed
him to a baseball contract
after high school.
Philadelphia, the City of
Brotherly Love, was the last
major-league city to field a
Black player. Jackie
Robinson, who broke the
color barrier for the
Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Richie Allen
The people with common
interest living in a particular
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