Throughout the 1930s the Piney Woods Country Life School built upon it’s reputation as one the country’s premier preparatory institutions for college-bound African-American students. During this period the school discovered a novel method of raising funds and spreading a favorable public relations message throughout the county—the Piney Woods Giant Collegians baseball team.

Barnstorming throughout the country the team, variously known as the Giants and Giant Collegians, played a high brand of baseball against professional squads, semipro teams and amateur town nines. An excellent (and entertaining) overview of the team’s colorful history can be found at the Diamond Angle website.

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