Headquarters of Pythian (African American) Baseball Club
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Headquarters of Pythian (African American) Baseball Club

The Pythians were Philadelphia's first black baseball club, in the mid-1800s. They had their headquarters here, in what was Liberty Hall, a building belonging to the Institute for Colored Youth. There is a great article on them at http://www.philaplace.org/story/67/.

Publication date Jun 24, 2018
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Updated on: Sep 09, 2019

The Pythians were Philadelphia's first black baseball club, in the mid-1800s. They had their headquarters here, in what was Liberty Hall, a building belonging to the Institute for Colored Youth. There is a great article on them at http://www.philaplace.org/story/67/.

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Liberty Hall (was here) , 715 Lombard St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19147, United States
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African American History Athletes First Ever ... History No Longer There Sports
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06-24-2018
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