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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"Rube Foster, Founder of the Negro Negro League (NNL), 1920." Historianspeaks, February 17, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/rube-foster-founder-of-the-negro-negro-league-nnl-1920.
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