On this day, Andrew “Rube” Foster, a former player, manager, and executive, established the Negro National League (NNL), the first successful, organized Black baseball league in the United States. The NNL provided a platform for African American and Afro-Latino players who were excluded from Major League Baseball due to racial segregation. Foster’s vision and leadership helped lay the foundation for a thriving era of Black baseball and contributed significantly to the eventual integration of the sport.
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