Pride and Perseverance: The Story of the Negro Leagues

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Pride and Perseverance: The Story of the Negro Leagues (2014)

Documentary · 50m

The history of the Negro Leagues is often a forgotten part of baseball history. Despite its popularity and wealth of talent, the era was not well documented. Pride and Perseverance sheds light on this period and shows how it laid the groundwork for today's African-American players in Major League Baseball. With rarely seen footage from the 1920s through 1950s, these extraordinary stories illustrate the birth of the Negro Leagues and depict both the struggles endured and milestones achieved by its players. The film also highlights Negro League innovations that helped shape modern day baseball, such as the Leagues' usage of portable light towers to enable games to be played after dusk for the first time ever

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Cast

Crew

Writer
Jeff Scott

Details

Release date
2014-01-01
Runtime
50m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Production
Major League Baseball Productions