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The Danville Lady Tomahawks was one of the first all-African American women’s fastpitch softball teams, founded in the late 1960s in Danville, Illinois. The founder of this organization was Wilbur Adkisson, a professional baseball player, who played in the Negro Baseball League out of Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1976, these ladies went from fastpitch to slow pitch and quickly became a traveling team ...
The Danville Lady Tomahawks was one of the first all-African American women’s fastpitch softball teams, founded in the late 1960s in Danville, Illinois. The founder of this organization was Wilbur Adkisson, a professional baseball player, who played in the Negro Baseball League out of Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1976, these ladies went from fastpitch to slow pitch and quickly became a traveling team ...
