2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League beginning play. To mark the anniversary, Max asked me to write a series about the Kansas City Monarch’s reign in Kansas City. It sounded like a great idea. Once I started to do some research, I realized how little I knew about the Negro Leagues and their history in Kansas City. And that is kind of a shame. Even in 2020, the story of the men of the Negro Leagues is just not out there like it should be.
I always felt like I knew a lot about the history of baseball and even thought I had a fair amount of knowledge about the Negro Leagues.