1878 Black Legs drawing 1st blood
Love the players expressions. Eyes popping as their player gets beaned in the face. Haven't found an earlier depiction of a negro league game. Few years after this Fleetwood Walker would be the 1st official African-American in baseball. Only to be kicked out after Cap Anson refused to play with colored players, resulting in a half century ban on colored players. Darwinism was used as Ansons' reasoning.
Last edited by SD; 03-15-2021 at 08:31 AM.
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