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August 26, 2005

The Milford Yankees - Black Baseball In Wartime Delaware

Some writers have speculated that Negro League baseball was the single biggest and most successful black owned enterprise in America during the "golden years" of the late 1930s and 1940s. While Delaware wasn't at center stage in the world of Negro League baseball, the Milford Yankees brought a strong team and strong local following to Milford with a squad made up mainly of hometown players. Read their story at NewsZap.com.

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