Decades before Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier, Black athletes started the Negro Leagues, and Knoxville’s team was swinging for the fences. This documentary follows one of the Negro Southern League's original eight teams and inaugural champion: The Knoxville Giants. Their story, here: bit.ly/3kUWeb9 Subscribe to WBIR for exclusive content: youtube.com/c/WBIR10 WBIR Channel 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee produces award-winning, community-centered content "Straight From The Heart" of East Tennessee. We strive to be good citizens, to do what is right, and to be fair and honest. We care. Follow WBIR on Social: Facebook: facebook.com/WBIRChannel10 Twitter: twitter.com/wbir Instagram: instagram.com/wbirchannel10 00:00 Intro 00:40 Start of the Negro National League 01:17 Negro Southern League formed 02:15 The first season 02:26 Walter "Steel Arm" Dickey 03:33 Forrest "One Wing" Maddox 04:11 Ralph "Pete" Cle...