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Black History ➔ Negro League Pennant, Hilldale Giants (Reproduction)
Identifier:
2002.36.3Description:
Reproduction pennant for the Hilldale Giants of the Negro Porfessional Baseball League. White background with red ties and sewn center and edging and white sewn letters.;The reproduction pennant can be used to interpret the discrimination practices in the 20th century against people of color by professional baseball, and also the fan interest in Negro Leagues Baseball. This pennant will be used in the temporary exhibit 'Leagues of Their Own'.;Sewn to front, 'HILLDALE'.Date:
2001Materials:
Machine Sewn, Cotton FeltDimensions:
9" h 35.5" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageSource:
Museum PurchaseRelated Entities:
Heritage Apparel (creator) Heritage Apparel (donor) Negro League Baseball (is related to)Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in 1920 that are sometimes termed "Negro Major Leagues".
In the late 19th century the baseball color line developed in professional baseball, excluding African Americans from league play. In 1885, the Cuban Giants formed the first black professional baseball team. The first league, the National Colored Base Ball League, was organized strictly as a minor league but failed in 1887 after only two weeks owing to low attendance. After several decades of mostly independent play by a variety of teams, in 1920 the first Negro National League was formed and ultimately seven major leagues existed at various times over the next thirty years. After integration, the quality of the Negro leagues slowly deteriorated and the Negro American League of 1951 is generally considered the last major league season. The last professional club, the Indianapolis Clowns, operated as a humorous sideshow rather than competitively from the mid-1960s to the 1980s. (Source: Wikipedia)