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1920-First game of the National Negro Baseball League

On May 2, 1920, the first official game of the Negro National League (NNL) was played, marking a historic moment in African American sports history. The game took place in Indianapolis between the Indianapolis ABCs and the Chicago American Giants. Founded earlier that year by baseball legend Rube Foster, the NNL became the first successful, organized Black baseball league in the United States, providing a professional platform for African American players who were barred from Major League Baseball due to segregation.

 

 

 

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