William Clarence Matthews
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title:
William Clarence Matthews
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William Clarence Matthews was an early 20th-century African-American pioneer in athletics, politics and law. Born in Selma, Alabama, Matthews was enrolled at the Tuskegee Institute and, with the help of Booker T. Washington, enrolled at the Phillips Academy in 1900 and Harvard University in 1901. At Harvard, he became one of the standout baseball players, leading the team in batting average for the 1903, 1904, and 1905 seasons. Matthews, having come from poverty and with no living parent, had to
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American baseball player and lawyer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Clarence_Matthews
date created:
2012-10-30T00:11:20Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:31:54Z
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