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Sioux City Ghosts' history highlighted during Black History Month presentation at Iowa House
Summary
A representative from Woodbury delivered a Black History Month presentation on the Sioux City Ghosts, the all-Black fast-pitch softball team that toured nationally from the 1930s through the 1950s, describing their playing style, popularity and struggles under segregation.
DES MOINES, Iowa ' A representative from Woodbury presented a Black History Month remembrance on Feb. 19 about the Sioux City Ghosts, an all-Black fast-pitch softball team that toured the United States and parts of North America from the 1930s through the 1950s.
The presenter recounted the Ghosts'history and on-field style, comparing them at times to the Harlem Globetrotters for their showmanship. The team reportedly performed theatrical stunts such as pitching fruit instead of a…
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