The Nashua Dodgers: America’s first integrated pro baseball team in the 20th Century

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On Tuesday, May 30, Holman Stadium will officially become part of the New Hampshire Black History Trail, when a plaque is dedicated honoring the ballyard’s role in serving as the home of the first integrated American professional baseball team in the 20th Century. The 1946 Nashua Dodgers featured  Negro Leagues veterans Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, who along with Jackie Robinson, were the nucleus of the 1949-56 Brooklyn Dodgers Dynasty that won five National League pennants and one World Series in eight years.