On August 5, 2013 — Minnie Forbes, the 81 year-old former owner of the Negro League Detroit Stars from 1956 to 1958, and about a dozen former baseball players meet with Barack Obama at the White House. The country’s first black president honors the group for their contributions to athletics and civil rights.
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Baseball Reference August 5
National Pastime
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
Replay The Game