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In 1920, an organized league structure was formed under the guidance of Andrew "Rube" Foster, a former player, manager, and owner for the Chicago American Giants. In a meeting held at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, Mo., Foster convinced seven other Midwestern team owners to join him forming the Negro National League. Soon, rival leagues formed in eastern and southern states, bringing the thrills and innovative play of black baseball to major urban centers in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. The Negro Leagues maintained a high level of professional skill and became centerpieces for economic development in many African-American communities.

  
Negro League Founder: Andrew "Rube" Foster
Andrew "Rube" Foster
 

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Negro League TRIVIA

The generic label, THE NEGRO LEAGUES, refers to various affiliations of professional black baseball players, extending fom the late nineteenth century to the Jackie Robinson era

   

The Negro leagues, interestingly enough, were responsible for introducing night baseball, the use of shin guards, batting helmets and the screwball
   
The New York Cubans Giants was one of the early teams to form, though it adapted the Cuban surname to help circumvent racist discrimination. The stigma obviously remained.
   
The ban that barred black ballplayers from the exclusively white Major Leagues dates as far back as 1859, with the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP). The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, which relaced the NABBP in 1871, upheld the ban.