Image: Phoenix-House-John Ford Smith House-1959

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Description: The John Ford Smith House was built in 1959 and is located 5025 S. 21st Way in Phoenix Arizona. John Ford Smith, born in Phoenix in 1919, is the only Arizonan known to have played in the national Negro Baseball Leagues. In 1941 Smith joined the Kansas City Monarchs, a team that won its third straight pennant in the Negro American League that year. Smith worked for Phoenix Union High School, served as director of Eastlake Park, and eventually became assistant vice president of human resources at the Arizona Bank. He was active in civil rights issues and served as director of the Arizona Civil Rights Commission.
Title: Phoenix-House-John Ford Smith House-1959
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