Which statement best describes the history of segregation in professional baseball? A)It began in 1947 and continues today.
B)It began by 1890 and continued until 1947.
C)It began after 1890 and ended in the 1920s.
D)It was never completely segregated.

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The  exclusion of African Americans in professional baseball (major and minor leagues) is known as the Baseball color line. It began by 1890 and continued until 1947. Until 1947 black people had separated leagues called the Negro leagues, a key moment in the inclusion of black, Hispanic and Native American players was when Jackie Robinson signed a contract with the  Brooklyn Dodgers.

The statement that best shows segregation in professional baseball is B)It began by 1890 and continued until 1947.

How was professional baseball segregated?

From the year 1890, there existed separate leagues for professional baseball for African Americans and White people.

This ended in 1947 with the introduction of Jackie Robinson into the Brooklyn Dodgers which was a team in the White league.

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