S. Con. Res. 60 Agreed to April 4, 2006

One Hundred Ninth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the third day of January, two thousand and six

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;

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
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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 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 League players helped

make baseball America’s national pastime.

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate.

Attest:

Clerk of the House of Representatives.