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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Headline=The First Reported African-American Game, July 4 and/or November 15
|Year=1859
|Year=1859
|Salience=2
|Year Number=6
|Text=<p>[A] The July 4 game between Henson and Unknown; <i>New York Anglo-African</i>, July 30, 1859.  Per Sullivan, page. 34-36.</p>
|Headline=The First Known African-American Game, Is Played July 4 and/or November 15
<p>[B] "November 15, 1859 - The first recorded game between two black teams occurred between the Unknowns of Weeksville and the Henson Club of Jamaica (Queens) in Brooklyn, NY." Email from Larry Lester, taken from his chronology of African American baseball, 8/17/2007. Chris Hauser, in an email on 9/26/2007, estimates that this notice appeared in the <i>New York Anglo-African</i>, and was referenced in Leslie Heaphy's <u>Negro League Baseball.</u></p>
|Salience=1
<p><b>Note:</b> Can we get text from the sourced citation, and a source for the text citation? Was this one game or two?</p>
|Tags=African Americans,
|Location=Queens, NY
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>[A] The Repoted&nbsp;July 4 game between Henson and Unknown Clubs</p>
<p>[B] "November 15, 1859 - The first recorded game between two black teams occurred between the Unknowns of Weeksville and the Henson Club of Jamaica (Queens) in Brooklyn, NY."</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=<p>[A] <em>New York Anglo-African</em>, July 30, 1859. Per Sullivan, page. 34-36.</p>
<p>[B] Email from Larry Lester, taken from his chronology of African American baseball, 8/17/2007.</p>
|Comment=<p>Chris Hauser, in an email on 9/26/2007, estimates that this notice appeared in the <em>New York Anglo-African</em>, and was referenced in Leslie Heaphy's <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Negro League Baseball.</span></p>
|Query=<p><strong>Note:</strong> Can we get text from the sourced citation, and a source for the text citation? Was this one game or two?</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Year Number=6
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
}}

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The First Known African-American Game, Is Played July 4 and/or November 15

Salience Prominent
Tags African Americans
Location Queens, NY
Age of Players Adult
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[A] The Repoted July 4 game between Henson and Unknown Clubs

[B] "November 15, 1859 - The first recorded game between two black teams occurred between the Unknowns of Weeksville and the Henson Club of Jamaica (Queens) in Brooklyn, NY."

 

Sources

[A] New York Anglo-African, July 30, 1859. Per Sullivan, page. 34-36.

[B] Email from Larry Lester, taken from his chronology of African American baseball, 8/17/2007.

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Chris Hauser, in an email on 9/26/2007, estimates that this notice appeared in the New York Anglo-African, and was referenced in Leslie Heaphy's Negro League Baseball.

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Note: Can we get text from the sourced citation, and a source for the text citation? Was this one game or two?

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