july november known american baseball player second african american play major_league_baseball walker played college baseball university_of_michigan july joined major_league_baseball brother commonly known fleet walker african american play major_league_baseball making debut months racial segregation took hold professional baseball joined short lived march open letter protesting racial segregation baseball described passionate cry justice voiced negro athlete retiring baseball walker operated restaurants hotel eastern ohio served newly formed political party established ohio protest failure republican governor investigate african american june ohio 1900s brother active africa movement promoted emigration brothers established edited equator black issues newspaper early years walker born ohio industrial city eastern state reputation racial tolerance combination biblical word wealthy surname english abolitionist parents caroline walker moved ohio father minister physician leader african american community june time united states census walker family living ward walker father identified minister born virginia couple children listed census william age mary age sarah age moses age age june time united states census family living consisted moses age clergyman caroline age william age sarah age moses age school age school age adopted attended integrated public high school 1870s college baseball high school older brother walker enrolled colleges united_states racially integrated joined brother student preparatory school spring walker brothers played varsity inter collegiate baseball team freshman played right field junior catcher according account played second base finished season second leading batter baseball season brother transferred university_of_michigan played catcher michigan baseball team african american play varsity sports team michigan helped lead record conference championship best record michigan baseball team time initially remained transferred michigan fall student medical school fall reported leaves assist brother making ann harbor sic little able compete weeks later writer newspaper noted added list magnificent fielder safe batter phenomenal base runner baseball season began left michigan play professional baseball team pennsylvania season second african american play michigan baseball team played base michigan served university base ball association played michigan catcher baseball season scored runs hits bats help michigan defeat later known june according book baseball university michigan walker brothers accepted member student body received degree university professional baseball start baseball season continued study medicine play baseball michigan playing considered major_league_baseball african american play major_league_baseball baseball season progressed roster depleted injuries need additional players team recruited join brother appeared game july second african american play major_league_baseball appeared games outfielder july august hits runs batted run scored bats batting average series indianapolis article noted short handed played brother catcher played walker brothers african americans play major_league_baseball years joined segregation baseball minor leagues blamed player manager fact brother african americans allowed play major leagues season refused play walker brothers refused play newark team played biographer shared belief responsible game segregation man infamous pen following time played cleveland team season compiled batting average played base cleveland open letter racial segregation early african americans playing white minor leagues including began season appeared games season racial segregation began official policy certain minor leagues outraged report successor abandoned racial integration march wrote letter league president protesting decision history racial segregation baseball described letter passionate cry justice voiced negro athlete letter walker wrote law disgrace present age reflects intelligence meeting casts laws ohio voice people men equal suggest honorable body case black law repealed pass making criminal colored man woman found ball ground broader cause lack ability behavior intelligence barring player color reasons think ability intelligence recognized times ask question law permitting colored men sign repealed etc march request letter published headline book baseball segregation wrote question went unanswered truth plain wished warming joined newly formed compiled batting average games player disbanded short time continued play independent team took team manager led record games season lineup included early june wrote making success civil rights efforts business career civil rights lawsuit walker involved civil rights lawsuit roller skating denied entry walker friend african american weekly newspaper described circumstances follows like places suffering roller blast prospects discrimination account color carried strangers starting issued need apply positions 16th opening night south young men honest reputation applied admission proprietor told colored walker filed civil rights lawsuit accusing operator racial discrimination local newspaper accounts suit suggested walker stirring political social following trial january presiding judge justice ruled skating operator violated rights walker civil rights law special law giving colored man certain privileges court awarded dollars damages costs court declined enter order requiring operator admit african americans biography walker called court ruling judgment nominally supported integration promote everyday reality 1890s walker active politics walker activism heightened incident june residents ohio formed lynch mob removed black man named click mitchell town jail publicly killed hanging believing ohio republican governor failed conduct appropriate investigation walker african americans ohio left republican_party formed member party walker helped organize party convention columbus ohio september party adopted platform demanding immediate recognition rights citizens repeatedly pledged violated declaring intention immediate political action world longer politicians sale highest party began publishing negro protector official organ slave republican_party official attacked walker walker responded open letter published ohio newspapers letter walker wrote notwithstanding intelligent support negro protective ticket contempt insults free leave republican party branded party creator race strongest evidence enslaved mind republicans believe believing negro owes eternal allegiance matter issue shall valuable space party live supporters hope regret stand taken free independent protest disregard source rights privileges negro american citizen ohio republican secretary state refused print emblem image abraham_lincoln state ballot party filed action party gubernatorial candidate received votes official vote count cleveland gazette opined governor narrow victory direct result governor failure duty life mob innocent american click mitchell business interests retiring baseball active business october partner went business operating ohio near opened fish store 1890s turbulent decade older brother stabbed man death outside saloon acquitted grounds self defense employed railroad postal clerk charged contents registered letters addressed dozen different persons served year jail jail began operating market street downtown following release jail hotel boarding house jointly operated june time united states census walker living second wife children family live servant age identified census operator boarding house porter city listed hotel proprietor clerk listed proprietor residents temporarily relocated miles west_virginia rumors circulated sold turned class house accommodation american visitors africa movement 1900s walker brothers active africa movement established edited black issues newspaper called equator years later published page book titled home colony treatise past present future negro race america biographer written effected political younger brother brought black cause credits home colony identified author identified general agent book written person book wrote practical permanent solution present future race troubles united_states entire separation emigration negro america added negro race menace source discontent long remains large numbers united_states time growing near whites united_states settle problem willing accept reign terror world seen country walker brothers opened office begin work africa time home colony published response alumni listed occupation general agent home colony emigration later years moved ohio operated seat theater april time living market street property operated boarding house proprietor head household identified nephew son listed january time living market street nephew thomas thomas wife thomas listed keeper hotel identified listed having employment remained politically active later years friend owner editor longest publishing african american weekly united_states smith helped republican_party elect president sent smith letter noting negro vote played role victory focused practice southern states added north known election florida old game killing wanting vote pulled allow poor southern negro life liberty pursuit happiness died cleveland thomas traveled cleveland returned remains costing according biographer prohibition nephew thomas numbers april time united states census walker black boarding house south 6th street operated occupation listed clerk walker married november died pneumonia home market street occupation listed retired hotel manager time death
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