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Moses "Fleetwood' Walker becomes the first African-American to sign in major league baseball contract. Despite breaking this barrier he never played in a major league game. Moses along with several other African-American players floated around the minor leagues.
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The Cuban Giants become the first black professional baseball team. They would play as an independent ball club until the organization of the first black league in 1920.
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The first attempt at creating a professional negro baseball league consisted of eight teams, but failed within two weeks due to lack of attendance.
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African-Americans are banned from major league baseball; this ban continued until 1946.
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The Lousiana separate but equal law was upheld by the supreme court.
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The two baseball clubs play an historic game series that became the national championship series. The Page Fence Club won 10 of the 15 games.
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The season starts with the Chicago Giants, Dayton Marcos, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABC's, Kansas City Monarchs, and the Cuban Stars.
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This included six teams and was different from the southern league
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The first Negro World Series is played between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Hilldale Club. The Monarchs wins the series five games to four.
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The American Negro League is formed in the east and begins its first and only season.
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Eastern Colored League disbands midseason.
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The stock market crashes and puts financial pressure on the American economy.
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The Kansas City Monarchs return to independent play and later that year the Negro National League plays the final season due to financial pressures.
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The Negro Southern League is the only Negro League left in operation.
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A new Negro National League is formed.
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A new East-West League attempted to rebound after the fall of the Eastern League but failed to complete a season.
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The Negro-American League is formed, the NAL begins its first season with seven of the best teams from several leagues.
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Jackie Robinson is the National league Rookie of the Year in the same season he breaks the color barrier.
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Jackie Robinson signs with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Larry Doby and Jackie Robinson sign contracts with American and National League teams
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The Negro-American League is the only Negro league still in operation.
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150 Negro-League players have been integrated into Major League Baseball. Without many of its greatest players the Great Negro Baseball Era comes to a close.
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Fences, an American play by August Wilson, is published in 1983. This play takes place in the 1950's and explores the evolving experience of African-Americans in baseball.
