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Brown posthumously presents Congressional Gold Medal to Indians’ Doby

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) honored Larry Doby on Wednesday, the first African American to play in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947, with the Congressional Gold Medal. The honor was for Doby’s career and contributions to the American Civil Rights Movement. Brown successfully fought to pass […]

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