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Kansas
City's Booster Club was the most active and enduring in the league.
In the 1920's it consisted of a loose gathering of neighborhood fans,
including the 12th Street Rooters, The Vine St. Rooters, the 18th St.
Rooters, the Kansas City, Kansas Rooters, and the North End Fans Association.
During the early years, the Boosters only activity was to organize the
Parade for the opening game.
"To
come to Kansas City on a Saturday night was just like trying to walk
through Harlem when there's a parade. It was really something to see.
Everybody that was everybody was at 18th and Vine." The
Kansas City Monarchs set a standard of excellence for the Negro Leagues.
The Monarchs, who had a special relationship with their home community,
were looked to as leaders and role models for urban youth.
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