There actually were Negro League teams/barnstorming teams into the early 1960s, although the talent was obviously diminished as the best players suddenly had the MLB option. Even after Jackie Robinson broke the MLB color line, there was still an unwritten rule of not having more than two African-American players on an MLB team for a while. Even after Robinson's debut, it still took over a decade for every team in the major to integrate.
I just finished listening to Cam Perron's audiobook about his unlikely friendship with players from the Negro Leagues. I am not affiliated with the book or the author at all, but the book is awesome in detailing how a teenage white kid from Boston became friends with so many Negro League players in their 80s and 90s.
https://www.amazon.com/Comeback-Seas...s=books&sr=1-1
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