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brush

(57,478 posts) Wed Jul 26, 2023, 10:57 AM Jul 2023

Attention baseball fans. There's a new film out on Negro League baseball.

I saw the film maker, Sam Pollard, discuss it and the development time it took to make it on "Morning Joe" on MSNBC this morning. It's a Ken Burns-quality documentary.

Here's a link to the trailer: https://www.theleaguedocumentary.com/

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Attention baseball fans. There's a new film out on Negro League baseball. (Original Post) brush Jul 2023 OP

Aw shit ... I know what we're watching tonight!!! Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #1

The Negro League Museum is here in Kansas City. It's AWESOME. lastlib Jul 2023 #2

thx for this...will check out... bahboo Jul 2023 #3

Cool, Thanks! ProfessorGAC Jul 2023 #4

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. Aw shit ... I know what we're watching tonight!!!

Reply to brush (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2023, 11:08 AM

Jul 2023

Thanks for the heads-up!

lastlib

(24,902 posts)

2. The Negro League Museum is here in Kansas City. It's AWESOME.

Reply to brush (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2023, 11:32 AM

Jul 2023

Well worth a trip for any fan of the sport, or for anyone interested in the history of the Jim Crow era.

It saddens me tremendously what we as a nation THREW AWAY in the name of racism and hate.

bahboo

(16,953 posts)

3. thx for this...will check out...

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Wed Jul 26, 2023, 11:41 AM

Jul 2023

ProfessorGAC

(69,860 posts)

4. Cool, Thanks!

Reply to brush (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2023, 02:11 PM

Jul 2023

The write-up at the link makes it sound interesting.
The "Baseball" episode "Shadow Ball" covers a decent amount of this topic. It's my 3rd favorite episode of the 11.

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