KANSAS CITY, Mo (KSNW) – National Trust for Historic Preservation is handing out grants to several major sites in African American history including one in Kansas City.

The historic home of black baseball legend Satchel Paige in Kansas City, Missouri was one of only a few sites to receive a grant.

Paige was a Negro League pitcher and National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.

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