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I'm not going to sit here now and say 'do this,' or 'do that.' But you must - must - expunge any vestige of racism.

A. Bartlett Giamatti

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A. Bartlett Giamatti
Age: 51 †
Born: 1938
Born: April 4
Died: 1989
Died: September 1
Commissioner Of Baseball
University Teacher
Boston
Massachusetts
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