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3889
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Quincy Barbee of Durham had a twelve-year career in the Negro National League, playing for the Black Yankees and other teams as a pitcher and everyday player. He played between 1937 and 1955 and at times was paid between $125 and $400 a month.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 14, Apr 1998, p15, por Periodical Website
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6412
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Morris recounts the baseball career of Artis Plummer, who played on teams that barnstormed across the South and south of the border fifty years ago. Barnstorming was a way for players to earn money during the off-season. After his baseball career, Plummer opened a sign painting business, Art Signs, a community institution in Durham for fifty years.
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