Along their cross-country journey, Philadelphia's Anderson Monarchs played games against local youth teams, visited historic sites and met surviving Negro League players. Here, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, right, the only female pitcher in the Negro Leagues, meets her 21st century counterpart, Mo'ne Davis, 11.
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Along their cross-country journey, Philadelphia's Anderson Monarchs played games against local youth teams, visited historic sites and met surviving Negro League players. Here, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, right, the only female pitcher in the Negro Leagues, meets her 21st century counterpart, Mo'ne Davis, 11.
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Femi Awodesu, left, and Myles Eaddy, right, watch the field during a game against a youth team in suburban Virginia.
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Femi Awodesu, left, and Myles Eaddy, right, watch the field during a game against a youth team in suburban Virginia.
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Monarchs second baseman Jahli Hendricks stands at the edge of Nationals Park baseball field in Washington. He and his teammates went on a three-week, 4,000-mile journey for a glimpse at what Jackie Robinson and other players went through during the barnstorming days of the Negro Leagues.
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Monarchs second baseman Jahli Hendricks stands at the edge of Nationals Park baseball field in Washington. He and his teammates went on a three-week, 4,000-mile journey for a glimpse at what Jackie Robinson and other players went through during the barnstorming days of the Negro Leagues.
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Jackie Robinson became the first black player in Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Before that, Robinson played on the Negro Leagues Kansas City Monarchs, the team the Anderson Monarchs are named after.
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Jackie Robinson became the first black player in Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Before that, Robinson played on the Negro Leagues Kansas City Monarchs, the team the Anderson Monarchs are named after.
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Here, the 1935 Negro Leagues Pittsburgh Crawfords pose in front of their team bus, similar to the bus the Anderson Monarchs are traveling in across the United States.
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Here, the 1935 Negro Leagues Pittsburgh Crawfords pose in front of their team bus, similar to the bus the Anderson Monarchs are traveling in across the United States.
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The team traveled cross-country aboard a vintage 1947 Flxible Clipper touring bus to honor the pioneers of baseball (1947 marks the year Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball). Myles Eaddy said he didn't want the trip to end, even if things got a little sticky on the non-air-conditioned bus. "I would like to stay on the bus every day, that's how much history that bus has," the 10-year-old said.
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The team traveled cross-country aboard a vintage 1947 Flxible Clipper touring bus to honor the pioneers of baseball (1947 marks the year Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball). Myles Eaddy said he didn't want the trip to end, even if things got a little sticky on the non-air-conditioned bus. "I would like to stay on the bus every day, that's how much history that bus has," the 10-year-old said.
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Here, Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond passes out batting gloves to the team at Nationals Park. It is one of several Major League Baseball parks the inner city Little League team is visiting this summer as a tribute to Jackie Robinson and the Negro Leagues.
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Here, Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond passes out batting gloves to the team at Nationals Park. It is one of several Major League Baseball parks the inner city Little League team is visiting this summer as a tribute to Jackie Robinson and the Negro Leagues.
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Art "Superman" Pennington, who played in the Negro Leagues for the Chicago American Giants, shakes hands with one of the Anderson Monarchs players.
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Art "Superman" Pennington, who played in the Negro Leagues for the Chicago American Giants, shakes hands with one of the Anderson Monarchs players.
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The team also met Ray "Boo Boy" Knox who played catcher for the Chicago American Giants.
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The team also met Ray "Boo Boy" Knox who played catcher for the Chicago American Giants.
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Myles Eaddy, 10, called the trip "a once in a lifetime opportunity." "I'll never forget this," he said.
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Myles Eaddy, 10, called the trip "a once in a lifetime opportunity." "I'll never forget this," he said.
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