The 1940's: Baseball's Integration

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photo of an African American woman wearing a welding mask1940

1941photo of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

1942

photo of African American men raking1943

1944

1945old newspaper with headline, Victory! Japan Surrenders

photo of two African American men and a woman1946

1947

1948photo of Mahatma Ghandi

1949

Above images obtained from IMSI's Master Photos Collection, 1895 Francisco Blvd. East, San Rafael, CA 94901-5506, USA

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