The Negro Baseball Leagues: An American Legacy

Screening of “The League” and Q & A with filmmaker Brian Motley FREE Admission, presented in partnership with the Savannah Black Heritage Festival

Join us for a special screening of the documentary “The League,” followed by an engaging Q&A with filmmaker Byron Motley. More than a story about baseball, The League reveals how the Negro Baseball Leagues shaped—and were shaped by—America’s cultural and racial history. Against the backdrop of segregation and the long road toward integration, the leagues became a powerful mirror of the nation’s evolving race relations, resilience, and resistance. The film traces this legacy to a pivotal moment in American history: the signing of Jackie Robinson to Major League Baseball—widely regarded as the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Through powerful storytelling and historical insight, The League invites audiences to reflect on how sports can challenge injustice, spark social change, and help redefine a nation.