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=**__The Negro League__**= The Negro Leagues were professional baseball leagues in the United States made up of African Americans. The first black professional baseball team was formed by the Cuban Giants in 1885. Since blacks were not accepted into major or minor league teams they formed their own teams and by the 1880s. Baseball featuring African American players was professionalized by the 1870s. Bud Fowler was the first known professional black baseball player. He appeared in a handful of games with a Chelsea, Massachusetts club in April 1878. The first successful organized negro league was established at a YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri on Feburary 13, 1920.

The diving force behind the organization of this league was Andrew "Rube" Foster. Adrew Foster served as its president. Foster was known as "the father of black baseball". The Negro National League was known as the first league with teams from in the South and Midwest. Some proposals were offered to bring the Negro Leagues into "organized baseball"as developmental leagues for back players. They were allowed t fade into oblivion. A flood of players signed with Major League teams and most signed with Minor League teams. //Negro League Baseball//. 1 Jan. 2012. Web. 10 Jan. 12. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_league //Negro League Baseball Players Association//. 2000-2007. Web. 10 AN. 2012. <http://www.nlbpa.com //Negro League History 101//. 2003. Web. 10 Jan. 2012. <http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/history101