Negro league baseball - Wikipedia
WEBBeginning in 1899 several Cuban baseball teams played in North America, including the All Cubans, the Cuban Stars (West), the Cuban Stars (East), and the New York Cubans. Some of them included white Cuban players, and some were Negro league players.
Welcome to NLBM - Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
WEBJul 29, 2022 · Experience a timeline of American and Latin baseball history, see detailed baseball histories of several countries and learn about significant baseball players who crossed cultural lines.
Negro League Baseball - HISTORY
WEBApr 13, 2017 · Negro League Baseball got its start thanks to the increasing popularity of two things after the Civil War: baseball and segregation. The National Association of Amateur Base Ball Players...
The Negro Leagues - MLB.com
WEBThe 32 featured players below were selected after consultation with John Thorn, the Official Historian for MLB, and other Negro Leagues experts. More players will be added regularly as we seek to preserve and honor those who helped define the Negro Leagues, and its impact on the game.
Negro league | Overview, History, Players, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 9, 2024 · The Negro leagues were associations of African American baseball teams active largely between 1920 and the late 1940s, when Black players were at last contracted to play in major and minor league baseball. The principal leagues were the Negro National League, the Eastern Colored League, and the Negro American League.
The Negro Leagues | MLB.com
WEBThe death of Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis – one of the major figures who kept Black players out of MLB for decades – in 1944 opened a new chapter, with Negro Leagues star Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier and making his historic debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers three years later.
A new documentary explains how the Negro League ... - NPR
WEBJul 10, 2023 · MLB Recognizes Negro Leagues As 'Major League' — Correcting A 'Longtime Oversight' Pollard's new documentary, The League, tells the story of the Negro League and the way it revolutionized...