Omaha City Championship Baseball Team

Title

Omaha City Championship Baseball Team

Description

Black baseball was popular throughout the Midwest during the mid-20th century, including Omaha. It provided a social outlet for community members, opportunities for skilled ballplayers, and entrepreneurial possibilities for team owners. Many black baseball teams were sponsored by local industries, like the Storz Brewery, which sponsored these “City Champs” in 1944.

Source

Great Plains Black History Museum, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011

Date

1944

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Format

person

Type

image

Coverage

Omaha (Neb.)

Files

nom_gpbhm_0076.jpg

Citation

“Omaha City Championship Baseball Team,” History Harvest, accessed March 28, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/730.

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