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February 13th

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  1. 1920
    The Rise

    Negro National League founded

    Kansas City Monarchs owner Andrew Rube Foster convenes eight Black team owners at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City to charter the Negro National League. The league produces Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, and the pipeline that supplies the integrated majors after 1947.

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