Explore the journey of Black baseball players during decades of exclusion from Major League Baseball, culminating in Jackie Robinson’s 1947 success. Their passion for the game led to the creation of the Negro Major League and Negro American League. Set in an era when Major League Baseball began but was segregated, these players' love for the game transcended Jim Crow laws and adversity.
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Discover a time when Major League Baseball was born, but the color line divided the field. (55m 37s)
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Never Drop the Ball is presented by your local public television station.
Distributed nationally by American Public Television