Negro Leagues Baseball

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Negro_Leagues
gptkbp:culturalSignificance contributed to civil rights movement
important in African American history
gptkbp:existedDuring 1920
gptkbp:existedUntil 1960s
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Rube_Foster
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Negro Leagues Baseball
gptkbp:integratesWith gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:MLBStatus Major League status granted in 2020
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Negro_Leagues_Baseball_Museum
gptkbp:notable_executive gptkb:Gus_Greenlee
gptkbp:notableAchievement barnstorming tours
influenced integration of professional sports
innovative play and strategies
international games in Latin America and Canada
produced several Hall of Famers
gptkbp:notableAnnouncer gptkb:Wendell_Smith
gptkbp:notableBallpark gptkb:Griffith_Stadium
gptkb:Rickwood_Field
gptkb:Greenlee_Field
gptkbp:notableBattle Homestead Grays vs. Pittsburgh Crawfords
Kansas City Monarchs vs. Chicago American Giants
gptkbp:notableChampion gptkb:baseball
gptkb:Negro_American_League
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Rube_Foster
gptkbp:notableEvent Jackie Robinson broke MLB color barrier in 1947
gptkbp:notableGame gptkb:East–West_All-Star_Game
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Willie_Wells
gptkb:Buck_Leonard
gptkb:Cool_Papa_Bell
gptkb:Josh_Gibson
gptkb:Mule_Suttles
gptkb:Oscar_Charleston
gptkb:Satchel_Paige
gptkb:Monte_Irvin
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
gptkb:Newark_Eagles
gptkbp:notableUmpire Bob Motley
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Effa_Manley
gptkbp:purpose provide opportunities for African American and Latin American baseball players
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Negro_Leagues_All-Star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7