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Nov 5, 2021 · Memorial Day. July 4 th Gallery & Gift Shop open 10AM – 2PM. Labor Day – Closed. Veterans Day: 10:00AM – 5:00PM. Thanksgiving Day – Closed. Christmas Day – Closed.
The unique literacy program was developed by the NLBM in partnership with the United States Department of Education in 1999 and brings an ethnic diverse group of area students, K-5, into the cultural confines of the NLBM where they are read to adults representing various professions. The program is held several times during the school year on ...
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in partnership with Pro Athlete Inc., have teamed up to produce a 22-episode series about the history of the Negro Leagues. Retold by Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Join us for a fascinating recount of Black America’s journey toward equality through the game of baseball.
Negro Leagues History. African-Americans began to play baseball in the late 1800s on military teams, college teams, and company teams. They eventually found their way to professional teams with white players. Moses Fleetwood Walker and Bud Fowler were among the first to participate. However, racism and “Jim Crow” laws would force them from ...
Things To Do. The museum recreates the look, sounds and feel of the game’s storied past. The Negro Leagues were established in 1920. Video presentations and memorabilia in the 10,000 square-foot multimedia exhibit chronicle the history and heroes of the Negro Leagues, from the origin to the 1960s. Exhibits include hundreds of photographs ...
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is a significant cultural institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1990, it is situated in the historic 18th & Vine District, which was a vibrant center of African-American cultural activity during the first half of the 20th century. The museum is privately funded and is dedicated to ...
This is one of 237 Negro League photographs recently made available in PASTIME, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s digital collection accessible at collection.baseballhall.org. While Yankee Stadium’s home team would capture their fifth consecutive World Series crown in the fall of 1939, earlier that summer, on June 2, 1939, the ...
