What term describes the organized leagues created for Black players during baseball segregation?

• A. Minor Leagues
• B. Negro Leagues
• C. Colored Leagues
• D. Federal Leagues

Answer: (B)

When baseball was segregated, Black players created organized leagues to continue playing at a high level. The term that captures this historical reality is the Negro Leagues, which encompassed official circuits like the Negro National League and Negro American League. This label specifically marks the organized leagues built for Black athletes in response to exclusion from the Major Leagues, making it the precise and widely used description in history.

Other terms don’t fit as neatly: the Minor Leagues refer to the broader farm system beneath the majors, not a separate racial leagues movement; “Colored Leagues” is an older descriptor, but the standard historical name is Negro Leagues; and the Federal Leagues were a different, short-lived scenario not tied to the Black player leagues created during segregation.