The Hawaiian All-Stars and the Harlem Globetrotters: A 1948 Barnstorming Tour
In 1946, the West Coast Negro Baseball League was organized to exhibit black baseball to the Pacific region. The teams included the Portland Rosebuds (owned by Jesse Owens), Oakland Larks, San Diego Tigers, Los Angeles White Sox, San Francisco Sea Lions, and Seattle Steelheads. The ”Steelies,” named after the salmon runs, were actually the Harlem […]