We are the ship
- Richelle Saavedra
- Nov 11, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 16, 2020
Summary:
Baseball was all they played after they were free. It was the best sport ever. The black players wanted to play baseball, so they joined the professional baseball league. One of the baseball players invented shin guards because of the mistreatment he received during one of the baseball games he played. Although they were outstanding players, white baseball players didn't want to play with them. Little by little black baseball players stopped playing in the major leagues. When they tried to come back to the league to play, all the white owners had agreed not to let the negros play. After not being accepted, they decided to make their baseball league.
Strength:
The book teaches the children about how much the black baseball players suffered to be able to join the professional baseball league. The illustrations help the give a visual image of the story and who were some of the players. The children will be able to learn about black baseball players and some of the extraordinary things they accomplished.
Award:
Coretta Scott King Award for Author, Illustrator Honor (2009)
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