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The Lexington Hustlers

(#907) from Kentucky Life Program 907 (2003)

A remembrance of the Lexington Hustlers, a semi-professional African-American baseball team of the 1940s that became the South’s first integrated team when white player Bobby Flynn joined the squad in 1947. Features interviews with Flynn and coach John “Scoop” Brown as well as other players and fans; narrated by series host Dave Shuffett.

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