In 1974, 27 percent of major leaguers were black. According to the census records of 1973, 11 percent of Americans were black. In 2006, 8 percent of major leaguers were black, while they made up 12 percent of the population. There's no doubt that on the personal level, people suffered financially and emotionally due to the racial separation of the leagues. However, it doesn't seem to appear that the existence of the Negro League hurt black athletes in the long run. The Negro Leagues were a huge draw back in the 40's and 50's. The Washington Grays had twice the attendance that the Senators had. The existence of the Negro Leagues has nothing to do with the state of black ballplayers today. Thus, I'm not sure anything needs to be "evened out" as regards the Negro Leagues.