109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 60

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas

City, Missouri, was founded in 1990, in honor of those

individuals who played in the Negro Baseball Leagues as

a result of segregation in America;

Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is the only

public museum in the Nation that exists for the exclusive

purpose of interpreting the experiences of the players in

the Negro Leagues from 1920 through 1970;

Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum project began

in the 1980s, through a large scale, grass roots, civic and

fundraising effort by citizens and baseball fans in the

Kansas City metropolitan area;

Whereas the first Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was located at 1615 East 18th Street in the historic ‘‘18th and

Vine District’’, which was designated by the city of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1988 as historic in nature and the

birthplace of the Negro Leagues;

Whereas the current Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was

opened at 1616 East 18th Street in 1997, with a dramatic expansion of core exhibition and gallery space and

over 10,000 square feet of new interpretive and educational exhibits;
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Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum continues to

receive strong support from the residents of the Kansas

City metropolitan area and annually entertains over

60,000 visitors from all 50 States, and numerous foreign

countries;

Whereas there remains a need to preserve the evidence of

honor, courage, sacrifice, and triumph in the face of segregation of those African Americans who played in the

Negro Leagues;

Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum seeks to educate a diverse audience through its comprehensive collection of historical materials, important artifacts, and oral

histories of the participants in the Negro Leagues and

the impact that segregation played in the lives of these

individuals and their fans; and

Whereas a great opportunity exists to use the invaluable resources of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to teach

the Nation’s school children, through on-site visits, traveling exhibits, classroom curriculum, distance learning,

and other educational initiatives: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That Congress—

(1) designates the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

in Kansas City, Missouri, including the museums future

and expanded exhibits, collections library, archives, artifacts and education programs as ‘‘America’s National

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum’’;

(2) supports the efforts of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to recognize and preserve the history of the
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Negro Leagues and the impact of segregation on our

Nation;

(3) recognizes that the continued collection, preservation, and interpretation of the historical objects and

other historical materials held by the Negro Leagues

Baseball Museum enhances our knowledge and understanding of the experience of African Americans during

legal segregation;

(4) commends the ongoing development and visibility of the ‘‘Power Alley’’ educational outreach program for teachers and students throughout the Nation

sponsored by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum;

(5) asks all Americans to join in celebrating the

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission of preserving and interpreting the legacy of the Negro

Leagues; and

(6) encourages present and future generations to

understand the sensitive issues surrounding the Negro

Leagues, how they helped shape our Nation and Major

League Baseball, and how the sacrifices made by Negro
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League players helped make baseball America’s national

pastime.

Passed the Senate April 4, 2006.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 60

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.in Kansas City, Missouri, as America’s National