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Rube Foster, Founder of the Negro Negro League (NNL), 1920

Rube Foster, Founder of the Negro Negro League (NNL), 1920

On Feb 13, 1920: Rube Foster, C. I. Taylor and owners of 6 other baseball clubs met to form the Negro National League (NNL). It was formed due to Blacks being barred from playing in Major League Baseball. Foster was its president.

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