LEIMERT PARK : Gallery to Feature Negro League Items

Gallery Plus is holding a holiday open house from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday that will feature a special exhibit of memorabilia from the Negro Baseball League of the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s.

Former players from the league will be on hand to autograph the pictures, postcards and posters that will be displayed and sold. Players from the Kansas City Monarchs, Drummondville Cubs, Indianapolis Clowns, Chicago American Giants, Nashville Elite Giants and Homestead Grays will be on hand for the event.

The Negro League provided a forum for black baseball players who were barred from playing in the majors until 1948. That year Jackie Robinson, one of the Negro League’s many stellar players, broke the color barrier when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The gallery is at 4333 Degnan Blvd.

Information: (213) 296-2398.