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MI HR0279
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Helena Scott
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AI Summary
- Designates April 28, 2022, as Negro Leaguers Baseball Day in Michigan to honor the players and teams of the Negro Baseball Leagues
- Recognizes the Negro Baseball Leagues as seven separate leagues organized by African-Americans between 1920 and 1960, with the Negro National League playing its first game on May 2, 1920
- Acknowledges contributions of prominent Negro League players including Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Buck O'Neil, Cool Papa Bell, and Minnie Minoso, many of whom were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Highlights Michigan's significant role in the Negro Leagues through the Detroit Stars, founded in 1919, which produced Hall of Famers including Turkey Stearnes and Andy "Lefty" Cooper
- Recognizes how African-American baseball players helped break down color barriers and integrate African-Americans into all aspects of American society
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare April 28, 2022, as Negro Leaguers Baseball Day in the state of Michigan.
Last Action
Adopted
4/28/2022
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