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WATCH: Company sells clothing inspired by Negro Leagues baseball

WATCH: Company sells clothing inspired by Negro Leagues baseball
THINK. IF IIT PCH CAN YOU CATCH THE HISTORYF O -- LEAGUES BASEBALL, BUT WLIL TEENS BUY IT TEENS MAY BE CAUGHT UP IN TODAY AND TORROWMO BUT NOT NECESSARILY YESTERDAY. WE ALWAYS FELT LIKE YOUNG PEOPLE DIDN’T CARE ABOUT HISTORY. I’VE NEVER BELIEVED TTHA -- LAKES BASEBALL MUSEUPRM ESIDENT BOB KENDRICK ON A NEW COLLECTION OF WHAT’S CALLED STREETWEAR. HOW MUCH OF AN APPEAL DOES THE -- LEAGUE BASEBALL MUSEUM BRAND VEHA WITH WHAT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER YOUR TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC I TNKHI A LOT THAT’S ANDREW WADAS CEO OF PRO ATHLETE INC. SELLING BASEBALLATS B AND GLOVES AND NOW -- LEAGUE’S BASEBALL PTHEMED CLOTHING HOODIES T-SRTHI AND HATS ALL INSPIRED BY THE STORIES OFHE T -- LEAGUES AND WHAT ANDREWS LEIN DOES IS IT MAKES IT RELEVANT. IT MAKES HISTORY COOL, AND THAT’S A GREAT THING THE SELLING OF THE ITEMS IS KIND OF THE SECONDARY PART TELLING THE STORIES OF THE -- LEAGUES WAS KIND OF WHAT STARTED THE WHOLE THING STORIES WHICHRE A SHARED ON THE SAME WEBSITES A THE CLOTHING ON SEAL ONLY UNSCRIPTED. YEAH. IT IS CREW COME IN. WE SAT DOWN AND HE TURNEDHE T CAMERA ON AND SAID BOB JUST START TELLING STORIES AND THAT’S WHAT KENDRICK DID. TO HEAR THE PEOPLE BEHINDHE T CLOTHING LINE IT WKSOR AND PEOPLE ARE INCREASINGLY FALLING IN LOVE WITHTORI SES. I THINK IT’S JUST BEEN REAYLL COOL TO SEE AND I NOW WKAL AROUND ANDEE S PEOPLE REPPING OUR STUFF BUT YOU KNOW THE -- LEAGUES, YOU KNOW IS IS KIND OF EVERYWHERE, RIGHT? NOW TO SAY THE CLOTHINGINE L AND TO H
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WATCH: Company sells clothing inspired by Negro Leagues baseball
How easy is it to sell history, especially to young people? If you're selling the history of Negro Leagues baseball, it turns out that it's an easier sell than maybe most people think. Hoodies, T-shirts, hats and other Negro Leagues-inspired clothing are being sold by Pro Athlete, Inc. It's a company based in Kansas City, Missouri.A goal of the company when it started selling Negro Leagues baseball-themed clothing was to tell the stories of the leagues and players. Watch the video above for the full story.

How easy is it to sell history, especially to young people?

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If you're selling the history of Negro Leagues baseball, it turns out that it's an easier sell than maybe most people think.

Hoodies, T-shirts, hats and other Negro Leagues-inspired clothing are being sold by Pro Athlete, Inc. It's a company based in Kansas City, Missouri.

A goal of the company when it started selling Negro Leagues baseball-themed clothing was to tell the stories of the leagues and players.

Watch the video above for the full story.