Crowley County Combined Library

After the Civil War (18611865), the earliest seeds of professional baseball began to sprout. While racism was rampant, some early teams featured black and white players competing side by side. But by 1900, segregation forced African Americans to form their own teams. Black players traveled around the country on barnstorming tours, taking on all challengers. In 1920, baseball's Negro leagues started, and for more than three decades, they offered fans...

A history of the Negro Leagues, baseball teams which flourished in the early twentieth century as a result of discrimination against black baseball players, highlighting some of the outstanding players and their achievements.