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Free Weekly Blog/Column

Black History Month 2026

Floyd "Jelly" Gardner

Alfred "Slick" Surratt

Floyd "Jelly" Gardner

Historical photo of a baseball player in a Chicago uniform.
They Called Him Jelly

Claybrook Tigers

Alfred "Slick" Surratt

Floyd "Jelly" Gardner

Vintage photo of the Claybrook Tigers baseball team.
The Legend of the Claybrook Tigers

Alfred "Slick" Surratt

Alfred "Slick" Surratt

Alfred "Slick" Surratt

Black-and-white photo of an elderly man in a cap.
"Slick" Surratt's role African American Baseball History

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