Jackie Robinson West Little League

CTL-E-1253 · Institution · other · 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Black-governed youth baseball league on the South Side: structured recreation, leadership and discipline formation, and community cohesion Geography: Chicago, Illinois (South Side)

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from INST-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-INST-001:INST-046; source research type(s): sports_institution.

Sources

https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2014/Chicagoans-of-the-Year-2014-The-Jackie-Robinson-West-Baseball-Team/

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