Flotsam and Jetsam: The Role of MLB Integration in the Wreckage of the Negro Leagues

Since the Antebellum period, African Americans have played an integral role in baseball. Despite the egregious decision to segregate the leagues for nearly six decades, they continued playing the sport, establishing their own successful league—the Negro Leagues. However, in recent decades, the number of African American players has precipitously declined. To understand why, one must examine the contentious history between professional baseball and the African American community.

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