In the late 1800s, baseball was the most played sports in united states. Students all across the country played it during their breaks, and it is also common among employees who worked in corporations.
This lasted until the mid 1900s, when basketball started to became really popular in united states and slowly replaced baseball as the national pastime.
around that time the Democrats wanted slavery and Republicans did not. the kkk hates blacks and I dont think a Confederate would want to help them either.