Perspectives On: Major League Baseball Recognizing Negro League Baseball from Howard Bryant, Bomani Jones, and Dr. Greg Carr
From 1920 to 1948, Black baseball players barred from the Major Leagues could only play in what were called Negro Leagues. As a result many of their accomplishments have been forgotten. But on Wednesday, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Major League Baseball was elevating seven Negro Leagues to Major League status. John Yang spoke to ESPN's Howard Bryant to discuss.
“it’s typically arrogant to act as what black folks did didn’t truly matter until white people said so.”
— bomani (@bomani_jones) December 19, 2020
i did a parting shot for @otlonespn. pic.twitter.com/evVeSgjH7E
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