<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/magazine/winter-2008/historical-relationship-between-sports-and-race.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Historical Relationship between Sports and Race</title><excerpt>Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier more than 60 years ago, blacks were only allowed to play in the Negro Baseball League. Author Byron Motley talked about this fascinating era in American sports history at a lecture, “The Negro Baseball Leagues: An American Legacy,” on campus in February.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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