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Aurora honors 92-year-old Negro Leagues player Dennis Biddle to kick off Black History Month
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Aurora hosted 92‑year‑old Dennis Biddle, a former Chicago American Giants pitcher and one of the last surviving Negro Leagues players, to open Black History Month. Biddle described decades of work educating young people about the league’s history and is touring with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
The city of Aurora kicked off Black History Month by honoring 92‑year‑old Dennis Biddle, a former pitcher for the Chicago American Giants and one of the last surviving Negro Leagues players, who said his mission for decades has been to teach young people the history omitted from many textbooks.
“What does Black History Month mean to you?” reporter Shardae Gray asked during an interview introducing the event. Biddle replied, “When I look back all my life, the Lord put me there for him. He didn't put me there to play baseball. He put me there to…
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