The Negro National League

Continue your study of Rube Foster as he creates the first Black baseball league. As you will discover, team owners faced a number of financial and logistical challenges, so in 1920 a group of seven sat down at a Kansas City YMCA and organized the Negro National League. Despite ballpark challenges, the league’s first year was a financial success.

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  • Originally Aired January 7, 2023
  • Runtime 28 minutes
  • Created January 27, 2025 by
    dmsolomon
  • Modified January 27, 2025 by
    dmsolomon