Nelson, Kadir. (2008). We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. New York:
Hyperion Books for Children.
This is the story of the Negro leagues that
consists of talented great athletes and the determination of owners. They
endure and overcome the segregation, hatred, low pay, and horrible conditions
to just play the game they loved which was baseball. They had to eat and sleep in the team’s bus and
put up with the physical and mental abuse from the white players. A story for
all those who love baseball and like to learn about the people who overcame the
societal challenges in history.
This is a book that children can look up to
who face societal conflicts or racial injustice as well as teach them about
equality. It also teaches children that
the world is not perfect and sometimes regular people need to help change it by
advocating their rights.
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