She learned early on not to be overlooked.

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She was a pioneer in so many ways, in terms of integrating the team with the community. She's also one of the owners who pushed very hard to get recognition for Major League Baseball when they started to sign some of their players.

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She was very much ahead of the other owners, who were afraid to speak up. She really pushed to make sure they received those payments.

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She was a pioneer in so many ways in terms of integrating the team with the community, in terms of using her opportunities with baseball to push forward a civil rights agenda.

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There were a lot of strong candidates. When we were done, we tried to focus in on the 17 (that got in). Their stories need to be told.

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