Negro League ballplayers had been thrilling black fans since 1920. Although their games were ignored by white-owned newspapers and radio stations, black ballplayers became folk heroes in cities such as Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, and Washington DC, where the teams drew large crowds and became contributors to the local community life.
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