Who founded the Negro National League in 1920?

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Negro league The 1935 roster of the Negro league team the Pittsburgh Crawfords, including Cool Papa Bell (seventh from right), Josh Gibson (fourth from right), and Satchel Paige (second from right).

The Negro National League (NNL) was founded in 1920 by Rube Foster, who is widely recognized as the "father of Black baseball."1

Foster, a former star pitcher and the manager of the Chicago American Giants, organized the league during a two-day meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, in February 1920. He met with seven other owners of African American baseball clubs to establish the NNL, which became the first successful professional league for Black ballplayers. Under Foster's leadership as chief executive, the league sought to create parity among teams and provide a structured environment for professional play.213