Negro National League
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The Negro National League was a pioneering professional baseball league formed in 1920 that became the cornerstone of Black baseball in the United States during the era of racial segregation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball league
ⓘ
professional baseball league ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | comparable to Major League Baseball of its era ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
provided opportunities for Black players barred from Major League Baseball
ⓘ
served as a major institution in African American communities ⓘ |
| ethnicFocus | African American players ⓘ |
| field | Negro league baseball history ⓘ |
| founder | Rube Foster ⓘ |
| fullName | Negro National League self-link ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | independent league organization ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
African American baseball fans
ⓘ
baseball fans in the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Birmingham Black Barons
ⓘ
Chicago American Giants ⓘ Cleveland Tate Stars ⓘ Cuban Stars (West) ⓘ Detroit Stars ⓘ Indianapolis ABCs ⓘ Kansas City Monarchs (baseball) ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City Monarchs
Memphis Red Sox ⓘ Milwaukee Bears ⓘ St. Louis Stars ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis Giants
St. Louis Stars ⓘ |
| historicalContext | operated before the racial integration of Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| inspired |
Eastern Colored League
ⓘ
Negro American League ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major league ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to eventual integration of professional baseball
ⓘ
recognized as a major league by Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mediaType | sports league ⓘ |
| notableExecutive | Rube Foster ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Bullet Rogan
ⓘ
Cool Papa Bell ⓘ Mule Suttles ⓘ Oscar Charleston ⓘ Satchel Paige ⓘ Turkey Stearnes ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
Jim Crow laws
ⓘ
surface form:
Jim Crow era
|
| precededBy | earlier informal Black baseball circuits ⓘ |
| purpose | to organize Black professional baseball teams into a stable league ⓘ |
| reasonForExistence | racial segregation in Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| shortName | NNL ⓘ |
| significance |
cornerstone of Black baseball during racial segregation
ⓘ
first successful Black professional baseball league in the United States ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (first)
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (second)
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (second)
subject surface form:
Kansas City Monarchs
subject surface form:
Hinchliffe Stadium
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (1920–1926)
this entity surface form:
1923 Negro National League season
this entity surface form:
Negro National League I
this entity surface form:
Negro National League pennant races
subject surface form:
Rube Foster
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (1920–1931)
this entity surface form:
Negro National League (second incarnation)