Counting the Negro League Records Is About More Than Numbers
Briefly

SAN-ROC exposed apartheid hypocrisy in sports; MLB finally integrates Negro Leagues' records. Josh Gibson now breaks MLB records for batting average and slugging percentage.
MLB's delayed recognition falsely implied inferiority of Negro Leagues; historians and activists push for rightful inclusion, led by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
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