Several stamps to honor black history this year

by Ahmar Mustikhan | January 5, 2010 at 01:07 am

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The election of President Barack Obama was just a small, baby step towards healing wounds inflicted inflicted on the black people by at least four centuries of racism, that still exists in U.S. society.

The Negro Leagues Baseball stamps, to be issued in June, pay tribute to the all-black professional baseball leagues that operated from 1920 to about 1960. Drawing some of the most remarkable athletes ever to play the sport, including Satchel Page and Josh Gibson, the Negro leagues galvanized African-American communities across the country, challenged racist notions of athletic superiority, and ultimately sparked the integration of American sports.

The Negro Leagues Baseball stamps pay tribute to the all-black professional baseball leagues that operated from 1920 to about 1960. The two 44-cent stamps comprise one scene painted by Kadir Nelson.