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America’s Professional Sports Grew From Farm Teams to Multi-Billion Dollar Franches Thanks to the Harlem Globetrotters Founder

History Unplugged Podcast

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This chapter explores the evolution of professional sports from working-class roots to a thriving billion-dollar industry, focusing on the immigrant founder of the Harlem Globetrotters. It contrasts the historical economic status of athletes with today's lucrative contracts and examines the role of entertainment and showmanship in shaping modern sports.

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