Economy
Preserving the Legacy of Black Baseball in Detroit’s Hamtramck Stadium
An effort to restore one of the last remaining Negro League ballparks uncovers a hidden history of America’s pastime.
Only a few are left.
Negro League ballparks were a vibrant centerpiece of African-American life in the early 20th century, when black people were banished from the major leagues. Their venues read like a map of the Great Migration: at one end, places like Jacksonville, Atlanta, and Hot Springs, Arkansas; at the other, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Cleveland.