There Were Giants from Scott Orris on Vimeo.
Festivals that have accepted the film
- Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival
- Susquehannock Film Festival
- National Baseball Hall of Fame Film Festival
- Reading FilmFest
The city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has had a profound and largely unknown history of race relations and baseball. In 1867, Harrisburg hosted a conference held by the Philadelphia 'Base Ball' Association which became the first baseball league to officially segregate black and white players. However in 1954, a Negro League team in Harrisburg called the Harrisburg Giants, became the first team in the Eastern Negro League to integrate white players on their team. This is their story.
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