The Negro Leagues: Bringing History Into Focus

Late in 2020, Major League Baseball recognized several of the
Negro Leagues that thrived from 1920 until the sport was
integrated as their own. Now these overlooked athletes' stats
will be included in the records of MLB, a place some have thought
they should have been long ago. 


But what is the story of the Negro Leagues? Our conversation with
Raymond Doswell, Vice-president of the Negro Leagues Baseball
Museum in Kansas City, answers that question and more. The story
of the Negro Leagues is about world-class players in a segregated
society, but there is so much more to it. The Leagues represent
the struggle for equality in a time not that different from our
own!


Introduction


2:45 The Negro Leagues


9:17 Reaction to MLB announcement


14:07 New recognition for Black Teams


17:24 Baseball as a Safe On-Ramp


21:09 More informed, together


21:57 Return of the Kansas City Monarchs


22:27 Credits


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