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The League

Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: July 7, 2023

Summary: The League celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the twentieth century. The story is told through previously unearthed archival footage and never-before-seen interviews with legendary players like Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil – whose early careers paved the way for the Jackie Robinson era – as well as celebrated Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron who started out in the Negro Leagues. From entrepreneurial titans Cumberland Posey and Gus Greenlee, whose intense rivalry fueled the rise of two of the best baseball teams ever to play the game, to Effa Manley, the activist owner of the Newark Eagles and the only woman ever admitted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, The League explores Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities and a stage for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while also examining the unintended consequences of integration.

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Runtime:	103 min
Rating:	for thematic content involving racism, a racial slur, some violent images, and smoking
Official Site:	https://www.theleaguedocumentary.com/
Production:	2929 Productions
Genres:	Documentary
Country:	US
Language:	English

Director	Credit
Samuel D. Pollard	Director

Principal Cast	Credit
Berry Williams Jr.	Bob Motley
Clayton B. Stevens	C.I Taylor
Jakkar Thompson	Ruben Foster
Lovell Gates	Satchel Paige

Producer	Credit
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson	Executive Producer
Byron Motley	Producer
Dave Sirulnick	Producer
Jen Isaacson	Producer
Jon Kamen	Producer
Josh Green	Executive Producer
Nina Dobrev	Executive Producer
Robin Espinola	Producer
Shawn Gee	Executive Producer
Zarah Zohlman	Executive Producer