

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: More than Baseball: How the Negro Leagues Advanced America
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: More than Baseball: How the Negro Leagues Advanced America
Community Conversation

? February 26, 2026
? 7:00 PM
? Doors open at 6:00 PM

Negro League Baseball is more than a chapter in sports history. It is a powerful reflection of Black America’s journey toward equality, resilience and recognition.

Long before integration, African American athletes played baseball at the highest level, forming their own teams and leagues in the face of segregation, Jim Crow laws and a 60 year color barrier imposed by Major League Baseball. From the founding of the Negro National League in 1920 to barnstorming teams that traveled the country, these players refused to accept exclusion from America’s pastime.

Join us for a compelling Community Conversation featuring:

• Joyce Stearnes Thompson, daughter of legendary player “Turkey” Stearnes
• Tom Runnells, former Major League Baseball manager turned artist
• Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
• John Husman, Toledo Mud Hens Historian
• Gary Gillette, Detroit Stars historian

This conversation brings to life a powerful story of perseverance that not only changed the game of baseball, but helped shape the nation itself.

? RSVP Required
? Free to attend
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toledo/more-than-baseball-how-the-negro-leagues-advanced-america/200029679368433
- **Event Categories**: Sports, Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Toledo
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1 Discovery Way, Toledo, OH, United States, Ohio 43604
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- **long**: -83.53223
- **full address**: 1 Discovery Way, Toledo, OH, United States, Ohio 43604

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- **organizer**: Imagination Station Toledo (https://allevents.in/org/imagination-station-toledo/9706395)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1 Discovery Way, Toledo, OH, United States, Ohio 43604
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Imagination Station Toledo
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Sports, Art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about More than Baseball: How the Negro Leagues Advanced America ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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