St. Louis and the South

[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/14/2014 06:43 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
>Back in the day, both the Browns and the Cardinals played in
>Sportsman's Park, which was owned by the Browns. When the Cardinals were
>playing in the ballpark, the colored fans were confined to seating only in
>the bleachers.
>
>This was really strange, since the Browns *didn't* segregate the seating.

Why do you think they were called "the Browns"?

Joel

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