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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=African-American Game is Played by "Henson Club" 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=Greater New York City,
|Country=United States
|State=NY
|City=Brooklyn
|Game=Base Ball,
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>[A] Report of&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 Dean Sullivan, pages 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 [A] , and a source for the text citation [B] ? Was this one game or two? How can we find out more about the "Henson club" and the Unknowns?</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Coordinates=40.6781784, -73.9441579
}}
}}

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African-American Game is Played by "Henson Club" July 4 and/or November 15

Salience Prominent
Tags African Americans
Location Greater New York City
City/State/Country: Brooklyn, NY, United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

[A] Report of 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 Dean Sullivan, pages 34-36.

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

Comment

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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Query

Note: Can we get text from the sourced citation [A] , and a source for the text citation [B] ? Was this one game or two? How can we find out more about the "Henson club" and the Unknowns?

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