This is the 100th-year anniversary of the Negro Leagues.

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Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro Leagues.

The campaign launched Monday with photos and videos from, among others, Hank Aaron, Rachel Robinson, Derek Jeter, Colin Powell, Michael Jordan, Obama and fellow former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter at tippingyourcap.com.

On the receiving end of those tributes are many of the Negro Leagues’ greatest alumni: Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, “Cool Papa” Bell and Jackie Robinson, who began with the Kansas City Monarchs and went on to break the color barrier in the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Not long after, with many of its best players gradually following Robinson’s path, the Negro Leagues ceased operations.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/negro-leagues-obama-bush-clinton_n_5efa00afc5b6acab2844f6df

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1. Thanks for sharing this!!

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2. The article says Henry Aaron is among those "tipping

his hat.” It’s odd that it makes no mention of the fact he played in the Negro Leagues himself, with the Indianapolis Clowns, before signing with Milwaukee.

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3. Yes he did. And Willie Mays played with the Birmingham Black Barons.

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I have one of their caps with the triple Bs on it.

I'm pretty sure Ernie Banks played in the Negro Leagues too but I don't know the team.

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4. Banks played for the KC Monarchs. --

the same team Jackie Robinson played for. Satchel Paige also played for the Monarchs, among other teams.

Out of curiosity, did you get the Barons cap from Ebbetts Field Flannels?

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5. I actually got it from the Hall of Fame. I took the long drive...

up there in the 90s when I was still living in New York.