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The '''American Negro League Baseball Association''' is an association made up of former Negro League baseball players and supporters. The group has been raising funds to open a Negro Leagues museum in downtown [[Birmingham]]'s [[Civil Rights District]]. They have a contract on the [[Booker T. Washington Building]] at [[17th Street North|17th Street]] and [[3rd Avenue North]].
The '''American Negro League Baseball Association''' is an association made up of former Negro League baseball players and supporters. The group has been raising funds to open a [[Negro Leagues Museum]].


Though the group is not affiliated with the [[Alabama Negro League Association]] which is also planning a museum, they agreed to work with a city-authorized board to combine their efforts.
They had proposed locating it in downtown [[Birmingham]]'s [[Civil Rights District]], and secured a contract on the [[Booker T. Washington Building]] at [[17th Street North|17th Street]] and [[3rd Avenue North]]. In May [[2008]] the group agreed to combine their efforts with a parallel project proposed by the [[Alabama Negro League Association]] under the auspices of a city-authorized board.


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Revision as of 08:38, 2 April 2009

The American Negro League Baseball Association is an association made up of former Negro League baseball players and supporters. The group has been raising funds to open a Negro Leagues Museum.

They had proposed locating it in downtown Birmingham's Civil Rights District, and secured a contract on the Booker T. Washington Building at 17th Street and 3rd Avenue North. In May 2008 the group agreed to combine their efforts with a parallel project proposed by the Alabama Negro League Association under the auspices of a city-authorized board.

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References

  • Wolfson, Hannah (December 23, 2007) "Baseball veterans and supporters want to build a Negro Leagues museum in downtown Birmingham." Birmingham News
  • Oberholzer, Kristin (May 14, 2008) "Groups unite to develop Negro Leagues museum." Birmingham News
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