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'The Most Elaborate Wedding Ever Staged': Rosetta Tharpe At Griffith Stadium

In some ways, it was just like any other wedding. The organist played "Here Comes the Bride." Bridesmaids and groomsmen lined up shoulder to shoulder. A minister presided. But that's where the ...
The Washington Post

For black baseball fans, Griffith Stadium offered a ‘separate but equal’ experience

African-American fans observe as Babe Ruth receives medical attention after being knocked unconscious by the concrete wall in right field at Griffith Stadium on July 5, 1924. (Library of Congress) ...
The Business Journals

A piece of World Series history can be found at Howard University Hospital

Howard University Hospital sits on the former Griffith Stadium site. Drew Hansen To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings ...
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Seat from Griffith Stadium

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'The Most Elaborate Wedding Ever Staged': Rosetta Tharpe At Griffith Stadium

In 1951, gospel star Rosetta Tharpe got married in front of thousands of fans at a baseball stadium. In some ways, says biographer Gayle Wald, it... 'The Most Elaborate Wedding Ever Staged': Rosetta ...