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Polk well represented in Negro League baseball history
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Polk well represented in Negro League baseball history
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To his Excellency James K. Polk, President of the United States: The undersigned, citizens of the first judicial district, composed of the counties of Crawford, Grant and Iowa, in the Territory of
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What Ron Polk Means To His Diamond Dawgs - Mississippi State
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September 17-29, 1946: Newark Eagles get the best of Kansas City Monarchs in Negro League World Series – Society for American Baseball Research
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Polk well represented in Negro League baseball history
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