Director Sam Pollard On ‘The League’ And Black Baseball’s Untold History

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By Okla Jones ·Updated August 14, 2023

For Sam Pollard, The League is far more than a documentary. 

As with many things, Negro League baseball was born out of necessity. In the late 1800s, Black people were not able to play in major and minor baseball leagues due to racism, so they formed their own teams, creating a place where some of the best athletes in the world would

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