Bring the Washington Grays Back to Washington
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We, the undersigned, encourage you to name a new major league baseball team in Washington, D.C. the Washington Grays. This name will serve as a living memorial to Negro League Baseball and the fight for integration in Washington.
Whereas: we rightly honor Jackie Robinson for the courage he had in leading the integration of Major League Baseball, yet forget the tragedy of the great Negro League players forbidden from showing their skills in the Major Leagues
Whereas: the Washington Grays would be a homerun for the business of baseball by attracting national media attention, giving the team a historic connection to the city and drawing Washingtons tourists to the team.
Whereas: good baseball Karma dictates that we not name a team the Senators after a twice-disappointing D.C. franchise, and instead name a team the Grays after a franchise that won eight Negro National League titles in nine years.
Whereas: Washington D.C., the nations capital, is the ideal place to remember the history of baseball and the fight for integration in order to teach about the importance of civil discourse in our country today.
Therefore, we call on the Washington Baseball Club and Major League Baseball to support the following actions:
1. Bring a Major League Baseball franchise to Washington, D.C. under the name of the Washington Grays as a living memorial to the Negro Leagues and baseballs integration history.
2. Build a museum at the Washington Grays stadium that honors the Negro Leagues and its players and addresses the historical impact of segregation on baseball and Washington D.C.
3. Create an education program that reaches out to the local community by teaching the history of segregation and the battle for integration in Washington, and providing the tools for civil discourse on civil rights issues.
If you would like more information on the reasons Remember the Grays and the undersigned support these actions, please go to www.rememberthegrays.org.
Thank you for your time and support.
Whereas: we rightly honor Jackie Robinson for the courage he had in leading the integration of Major League Baseball, yet forget the tragedy of the great Negro League players forbidden from showing their skills in the Major Leagues
Whereas: the Washington Grays would be a homerun for the business of baseball by attracting national media attention, giving the team a historic connection to the city and drawing Washingtons tourists to the team.
Whereas: good baseball Karma dictates that we not name a team the Senators after a twice-disappointing D.C. franchise, and instead name a team the Grays after a franchise that won eight Negro National League titles in nine years.
Whereas: Washington D.C., the nations capital, is the ideal place to remember the history of baseball and the fight for integration in order to teach about the importance of civil discourse in our country today.
Therefore, we call on the Washington Baseball Club and Major League Baseball to support the following actions:
1. Bring a Major League Baseball franchise to Washington, D.C. under the name of the Washington Grays as a living memorial to the Negro Leagues and baseballs integration history.
2. Build a museum at the Washington Grays stadium that honors the Negro Leagues and its players and addresses the historical impact of segregation on baseball and Washington D.C.
3. Create an education program that reaches out to the local community by teaching the history of segregation and the battle for integration in Washington, and providing the tools for civil discourse on civil rights issues.
If you would like more information on the reasons Remember the Grays and the undersigned support these actions, please go to www.rememberthegrays.org.
Thank you for your time and support.
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Christopher Rehling
- Address
- 120 1/2 Rumsey Ct.
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, DC
- Comments
- Remember the Grays!
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Laura Meissner
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, DC
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Susan N. Keitges
- City, State (or District)
- Arlington, Virginia
- Comments
- I'm with the Grays.
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Geof Kahn
- City, State (or District)
- arlington, va
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Bethany Rehling
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, DC
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Curt Ashburn
- Address
- 1334 U Street SE
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, DC 20020
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Patrick Byrnett
- City, State (or District)
- Arlington, VA
- Comments
- As a founding member of the Remember the Grays movement led by Chris, nothing could be more important in the DC sports world than this mission. I encourage everyone who has read this petition to not stop their activism with their signature! Encourage everyone you know to at least review our arguments, and please go to our website for more materials: www.rememberthegrays.org. Best of luck!
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Mary Lou Rehling
- City, State (or District)
- Dayton, OH
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Justin T. Guffain
- City, State (or District)
- Centreville, VA
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Candace Shelton
- City, State (or District)
- Arlington, Texas
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Mark Keitges
- City, State (or District)
- Seattle, WA
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Cassie Bloss
- City, State (or District)
- Lakewood, CO
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Samuel G. Swift
- Address
- 433 N. Fayette Street
- City, State (or District)
- Alexandria, VA
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David Bunker
- City, State (or District)
- Palo Alto CA
- Comments
- DC needs the Grays
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Mark Buckley
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, DC
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Robert Rehling
- City, State (or District)
- Dayton, OH
- Comments
- Go to the WBC website at www.baseballindc.com and vote for the "Grays" as the name for the new team. We are current #2 behind the Senators.
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Alyson
- City, State (or District)
- Arlington, VA
- Comments
- Go Grays!
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Brian Maas
- City, State (or District)
- McLean, VA
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Daryn Cambridge
- City, State (or District)
- Arlington, VA
- Comments
- Let's remember the Negro Leagues
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Thomas L. Grinnan
- City, State (or District)
- Alexandria, VA
- Comments
- Wouldn't it be nice to see an interleague series or a World Series between the Orioles and the Grays?
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Tim Hair
- Address
- 13675 Orchard Drive
- City, State (or District)
- Clifton, Virginia 20124
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Jason Michael Yanussi
- City, State (or District)
- Cheverly, MD
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Mike Langlais
- City, State (or District)
- Vermont
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Sarah Ennis
- Address
- 1304 G Street, NE
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, DC 20002
- Comments
- Great Idea!
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Scott Falkowski
- Address
- 3201 Delaney St.
- City, State (or District)
- Kettering, OH
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Ken
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, DC
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Ryan Mills
- Address
- 63 W107th St. Aot. 31
- City, State (or District)
- New York, NY
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Kelsey Johnston
- City, State (or District)
- Peoria, IL
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David Bailor
- City, State (or District)
- Arlington, VA
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Nancy Hiteshue
- City, State (or District)
- Alexandria,VA
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josh
- City, State (or District)
- peoria, il
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Javan McLin
- City, State (or District)
- Fort Worth, Texas
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Michael
- Address
- 3125 Hilltop Drive
- City, State (or District)
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Martha Watkins
- Address
- 278 Leaksville Rd
- City, State (or District)
- Luray, VA 22835
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Gena Sakahara
- City, State (or District)
- Gilroy, CA
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Debra Johnston
- City, State (or District)
- Peoria, IL
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Krista Fannig
- City, State (or District)
- Peoria, Illinois
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Autumn Nyby
- City, State (or District)
- San Diego, CA
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Megan Carr
- City, State (or District)
- Peoria, IL
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Erika Schlachter
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, DC
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Nicole Radshaw
- City, State (or District)
- Arlington, VA
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Robert Todd Rozelle
- Address
- 1001 Rozelle Ave
- City, State (or District)
- Delphos, OH 45833
- Comments
- tradition needs to be maintained
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Erika Ryser
- City, State (or District)
- Urbana, IL
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Emi Canahuati
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, DC
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Ivan Snyder
- Address
- 1920 S. St. NW
- City, State (or District)
- Washington, D.C.
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Katie Herrera
- City, State (or District)
- Libertyville, IL
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Raymond F. Ashworth Jr.
- City, State (or District)
- Highland, CA 92346
- Comments
- Great Idea!
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Bill Stromberg
- City, State (or District)
- Palatine, IL
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Brandon T. Buser
- City, State (or District)
- Cumberland, MD
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Nicholas Pistentis
- City, State (or District)
- Arlington, VA
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