Oriental Club of Akron

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Nick Name	Orientals
Earliest Known Date	1869
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Location	Akron, OH, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Aug. 2, 1869 notes that a "colored" club of Akron (made up of musicians) came to play a "colored" club of Cleveland. "Base Ball on the Western Reserve" p. 39 identifies two African-American clubs in Cleveland in 1869, the Bannaker and the Excelsior, playing the Orientals of Akron.
Sources	The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Aug. 2, 1869 "Base Ball on the Western Reserve" p. 39
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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