An explanation of the start of the Negro Leagues and legend of Rube Foster.
Rube Foster was an amazing pitcher but his role with the game was more than being a player he was the vision behind the first Negro League and ushered in the golden age of Black Baseball.
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Sources:
A complete history of the Negro leagues, 1884 to 1955
by Mark Ribowsky -
https://amzn.to/368L7V3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league_baseball
https://www.history.com/topics/sports/negro-league-baseball