‘The League’ Review: Doc Filmmaker Sam Pollard Remembers Baseball’s Negro League With Sharp Clarity
To study African-American history, which has become a politically charged act in America like no time since the early 1970s, is usually less about understanding a minority group and more about looking at the country’s character in a less glowing light. Which is why unsurprisingly, some would rather us forget African-American history altogether. READ MORE: Director Sam Pollard on HBO’s ‘Black Art,’ ‘MLK/FBI’ His Work With Spike Lee & More [Deep Focus Podcast Interview] Fortunately for us, Sam Pollard is a filmmaker who has charged himself with ensuring we remember.