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The Black Senators, Austin’s black baseball team in the first part of the 20th century, played at Downs Field in East Austin. The field is now home to the Huston-Tillotson University Rams. Houston artist Reginald Adams and members of the East Austin senior center are commemorating the players by crafting murals. The post 12th & Chicon: Honoring Austin Blacks in Baseball appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.