Origins of the Negro Baseball League
2:46
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Dr. Raymond Doswell, curator of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, discusses the origins and history of the Negro Baseball League and its influence on Major League Baseball..
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: US History-65**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of your study of African American history in a flipped learning activity and have students come to class prepared to share two insights gained by watching the video and two questions they’d like answered through their own or class research.
- Provide the video to students as they do an independent project related to African American history, baseball, or another topic addressed in the video. What primary source quotations and video excerpts can they use in their finished product.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
