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On May 2, 1920, the first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis. Georges Marchais, Georges Marchais, Georges Marchais would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · May 2, 1920
The first Negro National League was a major professional baseball organization that laid the foundation for Black baseball in the early twentieth century. From 1920 to 1931, during the period of time when organized baseball in the United States was segregated, the league served as the highest level of competition for African American athletes. Under Rube Foster’s leadership, the NNL became one of the first Black baseball leagues to establish lasting stability and organization.
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1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1920th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 920th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 20th…
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The first Negro National League was a major professional baseball organization that laid the foundation for Black baseball in the early twentieth century. From 1920 to 1931, during the period of time when organized baseball in the United States was segregated, the league served as the highest level of competition for African American athletes. Under Rube Foster’s leadership, the NNL became one of the first Black baseball leagues to establish lasting stability and organization.
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