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Negro League baseball
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Negro_League_baseball
GPTKB entity
Statements (78)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Negro_Leagues
gptkbp:ceased_operations
1960
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:declinedAfter
1947
gptkbp:founded
1920
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:Rube_Foster
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
highlighted racial segregation in American sports
contributed to the eventual integration of Major League Baseball
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Negro League baseball
gptkbp:integratedMajorLeagueBaseball
1947
gptkbp:league
gptkb:baseball
gptkb:California_Winter_League
gptkb:Cuban_League
gptkb:Negro_American_League
gptkb:Eastern_Colored_League
gptkb:Negro_Southern_League
gptkb:Southern_Negro_League
gptkbp:museum
gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri
gptkb:Negro_Leagues_Baseball_Museum
gptkbp:notableCoach
gptkb:Buck_O'Neil
gptkb:Oscar_Charleston
gptkb:Candy_Jim_Taylor
gptkb:Rube_Foster
gptkb:C.I._Taylor
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:baseball
gptkb:East–West_All-Star_Game
gptkbp:notablePlace
gptkb:Busch_Stadium
gptkb:Wrigley_Field
gptkb:Ebbets_Field
gptkb:Forbes_Field
gptkb:Mack_Park
gptkb:Sportsman's_Park
gptkb:Comiskey_Park
gptkb:Dunn_Field
gptkb:Griffith_Stadium
gptkb:League_Park
gptkb:Rickwood_Field
gptkb:Polo_Grounds
gptkb:Yankee_Stadium
gptkb:Hilldale_Park
gptkb:Municipal_Stadium
gptkb:Stars_Park
gptkb:Shibe_Park
gptkb:Greenlee_Field
gptkb:Baker_Bowl
Cumberland Posey Field
gptkbp:notablePlayer
gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkb:Larry_Doby
gptkb:Willie_Wells
gptkb:Buck_O'Neil
gptkb:Buck_Leonard
gptkb:Cool_Papa_Bell
gptkb:Josh_Gibson
gptkb:Mule_Suttles
gptkb:Oscar_Charleston
gptkb:Satchel_Paige
gptkb:Monte_Irvin
gptkb:Judy_Johnson
gptkb:Leon_Day
gptkb:Ray_Dandridge
gptkb:Turkey_Stearnes
gptkbp:notableTeam
gptkb:Homestead_Grays
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Crawfords
gptkb:Chicago_American_Giants
gptkb:Kansas_City_Monarchs
gptkbp:owner
gptkb:Effa_Manley
gptkb:Tom_Wilson
gptkb:Alex_Pompez
gptkb:Rube_Foster
gptkb:Ed_Bolden
gptkb:Gus_Greenlee
gptkb:J.L._Wilkinson
gptkbp:purpose
provide opportunities for African American and Latin American baseball players
gptkbp:recognizedByMLBAsMajorLeagues
2020
gptkbp:sport
gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Grays_Field_historical_marker
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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