Negro league baseball player

generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"

Class: Negro league baseball player

A Negro league baseball player is an athlete who competed in the professional baseball leagues formed primarily for African American players during the era of racial segregation in the United States, typically between the late 19th century and the mid-20th century.