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The League<\/em> looks awesome.\u00a0 Deal me in.<\/p>\n Opening exclusively in AMC Theatres the week of July 7 \nDirected by acclaimed filmmaker Sam Pollard<\/strong> (MLK\/FBI<\/em>), executive produced by Ahmir<\/strong> \u201cQuestlove\u201d<\/em> Thompson<\/strong> (Oscar-winning SUMMER OF SOUL<\/em>), Tariq Trotter<\/strong> (DESCENDANT<\/em>), and produced by RadicalMedia, THE LEAGUE<\/em> 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<\/strong> and Buck O\u2019Neil<\/strong> \u2013 whose early careers paved the way for the Jackie Robinson<\/strong> era \u2013 as well as celebrated Hall of Famers<\/em> Willie Mays<\/strong> and Hank Aaron<\/strong> who started out in the Negro Leagues. From entrepreneurial titans Cumberland Posey<\/strong> and Gus Greenlee<\/strong>, whose intense rivalry fueled the rise of two of the best baseball teams ever to play the game, to Effa Manley<\/strong>, the activist owner of the Newark Eagles<\/em> and the only woman ever admitted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame<\/em>, THE LEAGUE<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n Directed by Sam Pollard<\/strong>
\nAvailable on digital July 14
\nhttp:\/\/theleaguedocumentary.com\/<\/p>\n
\nExecutive Produced byAhmir<\/strong> \u201cQuestlove\u201d<\/em> Thompson<\/strong>, Tariq Trotter<\/strong>
\nProduced by RadicalMedia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n