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On the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a look back at what was lost

  • Written by Rob Ruck, Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
Josh Gibson slides into home during the 1944 Negro Leagues All-Star Game.Bettmann/Getty Images

During the half century that baseball was divided by a color line, black America created a sporting world of its own.

Black teams played on city sandlots and country fields, with the best barnstorming their way across the country and throughout the...

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