Selects: How the Negro Leagues Worked

# Summary

This Stuff You Should Know episode dives deep into the fascinating and often overlooked history of baseball's Negro Leagues, exploring how Black players and entrepreneurs built thriving parallel sports organizations when they were barred from Major League Baseball. While it starts with some heavy American history about slavery and segregation, the hosts reveal an inspiring story of Black enterprise, remarkable athletes like Satchel Page and Josh Gibson, and the golden age of the Negro Leagues that thrived despite enormous obstacles. If you think you don't care about sports, the hosts promise this episode is really about history, resilience, and a largely untold chapter of American achievement that deserves way more attention than it gets.