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HIDDEN CROWNS OF COWTOWN:  The Legacy of Negro League Legends from Fort Worth, Texas. By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. To become an Angel Donor for this Traveling Exhibit: Zelle: newmtrosembc@gmail.com A Legendary Masterpiece Celebrating Fort Worth’s Negro League Royalty As Fort Worth rises to meet America’s 250th Anniversary moment, the Hidden Crowns of Cowtown exhibition now expands to include one of the most transformative figures in baseball history — Rube Foster, the Father of the Negro Leagues. Before he organized greatness, he sharpened it. In 1901–1902, Foster began refining his craft in Fort Worth. From these early Texas roots, he went on to dominate the national stage as a pitcher, master strategist, manager, owner of the Chicago American Giants, and ultimately the visionary founder of the Negro National League in 1920. He did not merely play the game — he structured it, protected it, financed it, and institutionalized Black baseball excellence at a time when Major League Bas...