Negro Southern League Museum
Negro Southern League Museum
4.5
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10:00 - 16:00
Mercredi
10:00 - 16:00
Jeudi
10:00 - 16:00
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10:00 - 16:00
Samedi
10:00 - 14:00
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Maurita W
Birmingham, AL2 contributions
août 2024 • En solo
The Negro Southern League Museum is one of those "DO NOT MISS VISITING" places in Birmingham, Alabama. I have been there twice this summer, and I plan on going again, since the more you see the more you get out of most things. I am not a big baseball fan, but the history you will learn of which made the game itself most valuable and fascinating and exciting, is almost jaw dropping. You will say "WOW" before leaving this amazing place...AND...you will come back. PROMISE..!!! Bring some folks with you, there is no admission fee, take your time, look around, try not to rush past any of what is on display. You will walk away with a new image of the sport of baseball. ENJOY !!!!
Écrit le 8 août 2024
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Sarah S
18 contributions
août 2024 • En couple
If you enjoyed the Field of Dreams game this year or saw the Giants’ Documentary on Rickwood Field then or love baseball or history then this is the spot for you. Free entry and easy, free parking, the museum is filled with relics of the Negro Southern Baseball League and the Negro League. Watch Satchel Paige pitch, learn about the evolution of bat design and learn about the experience of players who not only played for the love of the game but for a promise of what might be…. and was.. and now is….
Écrit le 7 août 2024
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Dewayne P
Elizabethtown, KY1 985 contributions
juin 2024 • En famille
Free street parking nearby and free entry were both pleasant surprises. They do take donations, which I felt worth doing as the museum is quite well done. Start in a "dugout" with autographs representing over 500 players before walking through the exhibits of artifacts all of all sorts.
Écrit le 24 juin 2024
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Jeffrey B
1 contribution
mars 2024 • En couple
This museum is a comprehensive collection of memorabilia, images, and the occasional interactive experience that explain the history of professional African American baseball, with an emphasis on Birmingham. You needn’t love baseball to find it fascinating. The space is well organized. The scholarship is excellent. Our 3-generation group spent over an hour and felt we’d learned a lot. We appreciated the fusion of local history, early baseball participation, segregation history and the account of how African American athletes eventually reached the major leagues as well as the roles of women players, partners and team owners.
A great Bham activity!
A great Bham activity!
Écrit le 19 mars 2024
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abroadwithashley
Minneapolis, MN1 724 contributions
juin 2023 • En couple
A fantastic experience for any lover of baseball or history in general. It tells a great story in a fantastic setting. Birmingham may not be the first place you think of when you think of baseball, but it holds it own against any of the more famous baseball stops and this museum is part of that. The memorabilia is great, of course, but the history is wonderful as well. And unlike so many books about the subject, the museum does not end with Jackie Robinson. The museum is free admission with donations accepted. Combine this with a trip out to Rickwood and an evening game watching the hometown Barons at Regions Field and you have a perfect day.
Écrit le 16 octobre 2023
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Monique R
Tallahassee, Floride110 contributions
mai 2023 • En solo
This is a wonderful museum. It’s small so you can spend as little as 30 minutes inside. A lot of little-known history inside and incredible memorabilia. The director of the museum greeted us and gave us an overview. He remained available to talk baseball and answer questions. Looking forward to going back once they add the add the women in baseball section. Free parking is available in the parking garage next to the museum.
Écrit le 26 mai 2023
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Fred and Susan M
Hollywood, Floride159 contributions
mars 2023
The Negro Southern League Museum is in downtown Birmingham. When I called to find out if a tour was possible, I was told it was all self-guided and would take about 45 minutes to go through. It took us almost double that.
Here is the history of African American baseball told through the eyes of Birmingham. Funded by the city, the Museum houses the largest collection of Negro League baseball artifacts in the nation.
The earliest Black baseball teams began in the 1890’s from local businesses like Sloss, Tennessee Coal and Stockham. Industrial league baseball is still played today. Professional baseball took off when the Birmingham Black Barons team was formed in 1920. Many of its players came from the industrial teams. 1920 also saw the creation of the Negro Southern League. The Southern League was the route for great Black players to go on to the Negro American League and Negro National League.
The stories of Black Barons players were on storyboards, including those who moved into the major leagues after Jackie Robinson’s 1947 integration. At least five are now in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Barons played until 1963. The Barons ball park, Rickwood Field, is the oldest professional baseball park in the country and is now preserved by a non-profit.
Artifacts on display include catchers’ masks, bats, over 1,600 autographed baseballs, uniforms, used baseball gloves, trophies, a 1907 player’s contract and assorted other memorabilia, all original! A hologram of Satchel Paige shows him doing one of his famous wind-ups and pitches. Some of his equipment and a uniform from the 1940’s is on display. One wall is devoted to Jackie Robinson. Another section has original grandstand seating saved from historic ball parks associated with the Negro League. Everything has detailed legends that tell who, what, where and why it is significant.
While we were there a 7th-grade class came through in a whirlwind, doing a treasure hunt for special memorabilia. Then Fred struck up a conversation with an ex-New Yorker also celebrating his 80th birthday and they shared baseball memories and experiences from ‘way back when’ as we moved around.
The Museum itself is relatively small – just one floor – but the collection and stories were well worth the visit.
Here is the history of African American baseball told through the eyes of Birmingham. Funded by the city, the Museum houses the largest collection of Negro League baseball artifacts in the nation.
The earliest Black baseball teams began in the 1890’s from local businesses like Sloss, Tennessee Coal and Stockham. Industrial league baseball is still played today. Professional baseball took off when the Birmingham Black Barons team was formed in 1920. Many of its players came from the industrial teams. 1920 also saw the creation of the Negro Southern League. The Southern League was the route for great Black players to go on to the Negro American League and Negro National League.
The stories of Black Barons players were on storyboards, including those who moved into the major leagues after Jackie Robinson’s 1947 integration. At least five are now in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Barons played until 1963. The Barons ball park, Rickwood Field, is the oldest professional baseball park in the country and is now preserved by a non-profit.
Artifacts on display include catchers’ masks, bats, over 1,600 autographed baseballs, uniforms, used baseball gloves, trophies, a 1907 player’s contract and assorted other memorabilia, all original! A hologram of Satchel Paige shows him doing one of his famous wind-ups and pitches. Some of his equipment and a uniform from the 1940’s is on display. One wall is devoted to Jackie Robinson. Another section has original grandstand seating saved from historic ball parks associated with the Negro League. Everything has detailed legends that tell who, what, where and why it is significant.
While we were there a 7th-grade class came through in a whirlwind, doing a treasure hunt for special memorabilia. Then Fred struck up a conversation with an ex-New Yorker also celebrating his 80th birthday and they shared baseball memories and experiences from ‘way back when’ as we moved around.
The Museum itself is relatively small – just one floor – but the collection and stories were well worth the visit.
Écrit le 20 mai 2023
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swearengen
Colonia, NJ840 contributions
avr. 2023 • En couple
We were met at the front by someone who gave a good overview of what we would see in the museum. It's not very big, but everything is laid out nicely. You get a good amount of information on the Negro Southern League, the players, Negro Leagues in general, and how segregation played a role in baseball in the area. No charge, so donation only. Worth a stop for baseball fans.
Écrit le 16 mai 2023
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Sydney
Saint Louis, MO210 contributions
déc. 2022
We waffled on whether we should come here after spending a long day traveling from Anniston to Birmingham and doing all the major Civil Rights stops in both cities, but this museum is worth it! It has so much to see and there is more to learn than I would have guessed.
Écrit le 6 mars 2023
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86MissyJ
Wheelersburg, OH862 contributions
mars 2022
Great displays and artifacts that honor the teams and players of the Southern League. The museum is free to see and the the staff is very friendly and helpful. We really enjoyed our visit here.
Écrit le 23 mars 2022
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