Black Ball : The Negro Baseball Leagues 2008 Wall Calendar

In the early days of professional baseball, officially erected obstacles and “gentlemen’s agreements” excluded black ballplayers from the major leagues. More than fifty years would pass before Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. But racism didn’t keep black athletes off the field altogether: The first enduring all-black league formed in 1920, and franchises soon popped up across the United States. This calendar celebrates the Negro Leagues’ players and teams in rare photographs, concise biographies, stats, key dates, and memorable quotations. Partial proceeds go to support assistance organizations for former
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