<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/final/westmont-news/negro-baseball-league-talk-hits-westmont.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>01/22/2008</pubDate><title>Negro Baseball League Talk Hits Westmont</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 will talk about this fascinating era in American sports history at a free lecture, “The Negro Baseball Leagues: An American Legacy,” Friday, Feb. 1, at 3:30 p.m. in Westmont’s Founders Dining Room Lounge. Refreshments will be served at 3:15 p.m.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
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