New documentary explores the history and legacy of baseball's Negro leagues

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For Black baseball players from the 1920s through the 1940s, the Negro leagues were home.

Pollard relied on archival material and accounts from players like the late Hank Aaron. Before being known as the man who broke Babe Ruth's MLB career record for home runs, Aaron played for Negro league teams. "It's probably the best documentary that I've seen so far," Sean Gibson, Josh Gibson's great-grandson, told CBS News.

 

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