Negro League Baseball board game

The Negro League Baseball board game is a fun and exciting way to learn more about Black History and achievement. It’s an educational game that will bring families together to learn more about Black History including the Black and Latin legends of Negro League Baseball. Game players will learn about various events and people related to Black History including legendary Negro League ball players like Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, and Satchel Paige and the great teams like the New York Black Yankees, Homestead Grays and Birmingham Black Barons. The game focuses on various Black History related events and people as well as the history of the Negro Leagues Baseball.

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• Objective of the Game: Your quest is to become the wealthiest owner and build the next Negro Leagues baseball dynasty.
  
  
• How the game is played: Each player rolls the dice and moves their token around the board to accumulate property and charge other players when they land on your property. 

Equipment to Play the Game:

• Game Board, Dice, Legend Dollars
• 6 Collectible Pewter Tokens
• 4 Legends of the Game Deeds
• 24 Franchise Deeds
• 16 Batting Titles Action Cards
• 16 Golden Glove Action Cards
• 12 Championship Trophies
• 32 Refreshment Stands
• Instruction Booklet
• Ages 8 and above
• Players: 2-6

Baseball fans know the color line in organized baseball was broken in 1945 when Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. However, most baseball fans are not aware of the culture and history which produced Jackie Robinson. The Negro Baseball Leagues were created in 1920 because Blacks were not allowed to play in the Major Leagues. The Negro Leagues instantly thrived because they had outstanding players and loyal fans.  The league expanded and eventually included five different leagues; the Eastern Colored, American Negro, East-West, Negro Southern and Negro American leagues.

Negro Leagues Baseball provided everything and in some cases, more than what was offered by Major League Baseball. They had a World Series, East-West All-Star games, bitter rivalries, packed stadiums, great tales of courage, and most of all very talented players. By 1960, Major League Baseball started allowing Blacks to play and the Negro Leagues started to disband. It signaled the end of a great era of Black-owned sports franchises and entrepreneurship.