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Negro leagues

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Baseball associations founded by African Americans immediately after the Civil War throughout the country, persisting until the 1960s as a response to racial segregation in Major League Baseball.

AP course connection

Topic 4.19: 4.19 African Americans and Sports

Unit 4

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