The Negro League Baseball: Shattering Segregation

The video explores the history of African-American baseball players overcoming racial segregation to make their mark on the national pastime. It highlights the 1937 East-West All-Star Game, the formation of the Negro National League by Rube Foster, and the innovations brought by the Negro Leagues. The breaking of the color line by Jackie Robinson in 1946 is discussed, along with the legacy of the Negro Leagues and the ongoing challenges in baseball diversity.

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