Which of the Following Was True of Professional Baseball in the 1920s

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of professional baseball in the 1920s?

• A) Banned from Major League Baseball, African Americans created their own leagues such as the National Negro League.
• B) Baseball was the first American sports industry where white and black athletes played together in integrated leagues.
• C) African American baseball players were even more popular celebrities with white fans than the white players who played in the Major League, including Babe Ruth.
• D) African American players were restricted to segregated leagues and forbidden from competing with white players, even in unofficial exhibition games.

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