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Portrait of Andy Cooper, 1920, Detroit Stars

Portrait of Biz Mackey, 1932, Philadelphia Royal Giants

Portrait of Buck Leonard, 1941, Homestead Grays

Portrait of Buck O'Neil, 1942, Kansas City Monarchs


Beauty of the Game, Veronica Sublett

El Maestro, Ramon Olivera, 2004

His Team, Robert Hurst

Josh, Satchel, and Cool Papa Bell, Anthony High


Full length posed portrait of Josh Gibson, of the Homestead Grays. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972. (Photo by Ernest Withers/NBHFM/MLB Photos)

Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson, Ted Paige, and Judy Johnson posing for a group photo during a Negro League baseball game, San Francisco, CA, 1940. (Photo by Clarence Gatson/Gado/Getty Images)

ST. LOUIS, MO - CIRCA 1924: James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell of the St. Louis Stars of the Negro Baseball League. (Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images)

Taken during a Negro League game between the home team Homestead Grays versus the New York Black Yankees at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC, 1940. Running to first is Hall of Famer Buck Leonard; the first baseman is James Stark. (Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)