Negro American League
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The Negro American League was a professional African American baseball league that operated primarily in the Midwest and South from 1937 to the early 1960s, serving as one of the major Negro leagues during the era of racial segregation in U.S. baseball.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball league
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professional sports league → |
| alsoIncluded |
Afro-Latino baseball players
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| championshipStructure |
league pennant winner determined by regular-season record in many seasons
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| competitionLevel |
considered major-league caliber within Negro leagues context
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| concurrentWith |
Negro National League (second)
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| country |
United States
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| culturalRole |
important institution in African American sports culture
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| dissolved |
early 1960s
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| era |
Jim Crow era
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| governingBodyType |
professional baseball league for African American players
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| historicalSignificance |
one of the last surviving major Negro leagues after MLB integration began
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provided high-level professional opportunities for Black players barred from Major League Baseball → |
| inception |
1937
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| integrationImpact |
declined as top Black players signed with Major League Baseball clubs after 1947
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| leagueLevel |
major Negro league
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| legacy |
contributed significantly to the eventual racial integration of professional baseball in the United States
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| mediaCoverage |
covered primarily by African American newspapers
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| notablePlayerAlumni |
Ernie Banks
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Hank Aaron → Larry Doby → Minnie Miñoso → Monte Irvin → Satchel Paige → Willie Mays → |
| notableTeam |
Birmingham Black Barons
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Chicago American Giants → Cleveland Buckeyes → Detroit Stars (second incarnation) → Indianapolis Clowns → Kansas City Monarchs → Memphis Red Sox → New Orleans Eagles → |
| operatedInRegion |
Midwestern United States
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Southern United States → |
| ownershipStructure |
privately owned franchises
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| participantDemographic |
African American baseball players
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| playedNegroWorldSeriesAgainst |
Negro National League (second)
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| postseasonFormat |
Negro World Series participation in some years
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| precededBy |
Negro National League (first)
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| primaryGameDay |
Sunday
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| racialSegregationContext |
segregated U.S. professional baseball
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| recognizedBy |
Major League Baseball as part of major league history (from 2020 policy change)
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| seasonScheduleType |
regular season plus exhibitions and barnstorming games
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| socialFunction |
community gathering and entertainment for Black communities in the Midwest and South
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| sport |
baseball
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| typicalVenueType |
rented Major League and minor league ballparks
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Referenced by (4)
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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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NLBM
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hasExhibitsOn |
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Negro National League
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inspired |
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Kansas City Monarchs
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league |