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Before Howard University Hospital was built in 1975, Griffith Stadium stood here. Constructed in 1914, the stadium was one of the few public spaces open to everyone during the segregation era. It was home to the Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues, the Washington Senators of the American League, and the pre-integration Washington Redskins. The annual Thanksgiving Day Howard–Lincoln game was a favorite event, cadet corps drill competitions between Armstrong and Dunbar high schools drew enormous crowds, evangelists held large baptisms there, and many young boys, including Duke Ellington, sold peanuts there in the summer.
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