The Negro League: Part 1 - The Amateur Era
Black Baseball got its start with amateur clubs and after the civil war the popularly of baseball exploded. Of course, black players were not able enjoy this boom with Black Players being banned in the major leagues and later in the minor leagues...
Black Baseball got its start with amateur clubs and after the civil war the popularly of baseball exploded. Of course, black players were not able enjoy this boom with Black Players being banned in the major leagues and later in the minor leagues also. We chronicle the early history of black baseball from Bud Fowler to the Cuban Giants
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Sources:
A complete history of the Negro leagues, 1884 to 1955
by Mark Ribowsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseball
https://www.history.com/topics/sports/negro-league-baseball