A Pastime of Their Own: The Story of Negro League Baseball

The Negro American League (1x11)

Air date: Jan 27, 2023

The Negro American League was a success, particularly in the Midwest and then in the South. However, rivals in Philadelphia and New York saw an opportunity to build a new organization in the mid-1930s, which added teams and increased opportunity for Black baseball—even as the white Major League Baseball organization prepared to integrate.