Harmon 'Treated Great' in Cincinnati ; First African-American to Play for the Reds Was Friends with Robinson and Wanted to Create Openings for Others.
Dayton Daily News › April 17, 2007
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CINCINNATI -- Chuck Harmon never worried about himself, about possible racial slurs or the mental and physical abuse that might come his way as the first African-American to wear a Cincinnati Reds uniform.
He was worried about the chances of other African-Americans to play for the Reds if he didn't handle his situation.See the full content of this document
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Harmon 'Treated Great' in Cincinnati ; First African-American to Play for the Reds Was Friends with Robinson and Wanted to Create Openings for Others.
On April 17, 1954, Harmon put on a Reds uniform for the first time, and Monday night in Great American Ball Park, he thre...
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