NegroLeagues BaseballMuseum FactSheet [ [ N E G R O L E A G U E S B A S E B A L L M U S E U M P L A N N I N G S T U D Y N E G R O L E A G U E S B A S E B A L L M U S E U M P L A N N I N G S T U D Y Our History The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is the...
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NegroLeagues BaseballMuseum FactSheet [ [ N E G R O L E A G U E S B A S E B A L L M U S E U M P L A N N I N G S T U D Y N E G R O L E A G U E S B A S E B A L L M U S E U M P L A N N I N G S T U D Y Our History The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its impact on the social advancement of America.The privately funded, 501 c3, not-for-profit organization was incorporated in 1990 and is located in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri’s Historic 18th &Vine Jazz District.The NLBM operates two blocks from the PaseoYMCA where Andrew“Rube”Foster established the Negro National League in 1920. The NLBM opened its doors to the public in a tiny, one-room office space in 1991 with a dream of building a permanent facility that would pay rightful tribute to America’s unsung baseball heroes. In November of 1997, under the leadership of its late chairman John “Buck”O’Neil, that dream bec
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