100 YEARS of the Negro National League | A Century of Change

Hear from leaders in Kansas City’s black community including the president of the Negro Leagues Museum, Bob Kendrick, author Larry Lester, and more as they discuss the importance of the league in the national context but more importantly in the lives of the black community that thrived around 18th and Vine. Introductory meetings to form the league began on February 13th, 1920 and in the 100 years following Kansas City saw the greatest athletes play at Municipal Stadium, integrate Major League Baseball, create a thriving community in redlined neighborhoods, and carry on a historical legacy in the middle of America. The documentary will begin at these talks and weave through the success of the African American community between the 1920s and 1930s, with the sparks of BBQ and Jazz, economic development of 18th and Vine, the issues of redlining, the prestige of the Kansas City Monarchs, and end at the efforts to preserve and restore the legacy with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
Kansas City PBS - KCPT, Kansas City

[@zephrabell1726]

It’s crazy stuff like this isn’t common knowledge not even to African Americans. Glad I watched this.

[@asbhistory6785]

Must watch video on many levels. American history, Black economics, Who we are and have been as a people and the hope for tomorrow. Thank you for this display of excellence at all levels of presentation.

[@ianreed9571]

Leroy "Satchel" Paige won the World Series with the Indians in 1948 as a rookie at the age of 42! That was their first title in 28 years and their last! How poetic.

[@christian4u69]

And now, FINALLY, as of about a week ago, MLB is recognizing the Negro Leagues as official major leagues, with any and ALL hitting and pitching statistics that can be verified as major league statistics, which means that Ol' Satch could be given credit for having about 150 victories added to the previously accepted total.

[@loydkline]

@@christian4u69 satchel paige pitch against Jimmy Foxx & lou gehrig & babe Ruth; Roger Hornsby etc etc

[@christian4u69]

@@loydkline Yes he did. Just not against any of those men in an official Major League game.

[@loydkline]

Why they have a negro league baseball ⚾️ game against major league baseball league

[@victoriaashleyxo]

I just visited this museum and absolutely loved all the memorabilia. Glad I was able to vlog it and share with others.

[@thatguytrynadosumn]

Where is the museum?

[@loganrozier8587]

Kansas City

[@BeVicTORIEus]

I love the educational content 👏🏽❤️ thank you 😊

[@gabrielcarrero5813]

Hi from Puerto Rico. Love this documentary. ❤️

[@naciremasti]

Cooperstown isn't worth visiting until Pete's there. This Museum was worth every single penny.

[@raynailwright839]

My kids must know About this💯💯💯😢

[@tonyrivera6230]

Just love the stories. Keep them coming and listen to Black Diamonds the podcast… it’s absolutely a joy to listen to.

[@jeffworrill4918]

Excellent Piece ⚾💜

[@briannagodsey2247]

I wanna go to that museum this spring I’m checking it out

[@barrymorrow3319]

A great video,thx

[@coffee_sheep7812]

Amazing ❤

[@swannykiid]

Brilliant video🤌

[@tahoepoet]

Wonderful! The only suggestion would be to proofread the closed captions and correct errors (at 3:33, 3:54, 11:50 and perhaps a few others)

[@eddierivera1860]

Organized but not recognized, until now, about time!!! My personal favorite( the great JOSH GIBSON)

[@loydkline]

Josh Gibson hit& batting against Bob feller & his faster than speeding bullet fastball ; Josh Gibson hit& bated against baseball ⚾️ pitchelefty gomez & lefty Grove

[@rpcampbell]

18:32 is my book mark

[@blatzstats]

1913 NY giants x CHI whitesox played in japan before the Royal Giants did

[@parisjmalmusic]

Should of took the league to Africa. Straight up

[@TheBatugan77]

Go start one there. No one's stopping you.

[@Jtve737]

Why would we go a place we are not from?

[@TheBatugan77]

18th And Vine. Should be a pilgrimage, for both baseball fans and jazz enthusiasts. And Royals Stadium has a red seat behind HP, in a sea of Royal Blue. Buck's seat!

[@tonyrivera6230]

I will make this trip one day. But please tell me there’s some good BBQ close by.

[@TheBatugan77]

@@tonyrivera6230 Arthur Bryant's is nearby. Very good bbq

[@reggiebean5460]

We should've kept jackie Robertson

[@TheBatugan77]

You should've kept your yap shut.

[@brianpearson9517]

If anybody knows a documentary of the Negro league I can watch that’s a long one how it started and how it ended let me know please so I can watch it on KZbin thank you and God bless

[@KyraDanyelle]

The narrator sounds like pastor Michael Todd

[@ccc0909]

Why is the narrator shouting at me?

[@bbeboda]

Thats just your guilty conscience talking.

[@morecowbell235]

Turn your volume down. If you are unsure how to do that, then just give up in life because it gets much harder.

[@TheBatugan77]

​@@morecowbell235 😅😂😆

[@Cactuscult]

What happened to the black team owners of the Negro league?

[@TheBatugan77]

Well, for one, they weren't all black.

[@Jtve737]

@TheBatugan77 he asked what happened to the black owners not if they were all black. Pay attention... better yet stfu

[@jamesesslinger1976]

Interesting! For the black american it would have been better for them if they did not intenerate baseball because instead of the money going to black communities the money gets funded to the jewish community as it is today.

[@otownboy8749]

thank you sir! It has killed our progress since

[@jamesesslinger1976]

@@otownboy8749 the wealthy elite do thy to oppress minorities and woman. Good thing is it will only last so long because eventually everything done in the dark comes to light!

[@otownboy8749]

sooo sacrifice our own league, and commerce for the sake of integration???

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

14:51 So they used.... Black? Orange? Yellow? Pink? Chalk in the Negro Leagues? I appreciate what you are trying to say here fam but you way off base with this analogy.

[@ballistic3628]

racist?????

[@Jtve737]

How is it racist when they were not allowed to be apart of any white teams? Did you forget it was WHITE PEOPLE WHO CREATED THE RACIST LAWS. DUMMY