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1920

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The Negro National League

Rube Foster organizes the first lasting Black professional baseball league.

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February 13, 1920
The Negro National League
Rube Foster organizes the first lasting Black professional baseball league.
August 1920
Marcus Garvey and the UNIA
Garvey's movement for Black pride and self-determination draws millions worldwide.

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