We Are the Ship

Nelson, Kadir. (2008). We are the ship. New York: Hyperion.

We the Ship tells the fascinating facts of how the Negro Baseball League came to be. The author tells how white team owners decided to no longer let men of color play baseball for their teams.  This segregation led to the formation of the Negro Baseball League by Rube Foster.  This story informs us the injustices and trials African Americans had to face. We also read about how they triumphed through it all.


Evaluative Criteria: Organization

This book shows its use of organization with it’s sub headings. It also contains pictures from that time. Like the illustrations of the umpires from 1942. It starts off by mentioning  negro baseball players but then narrows down to Jackie Robinson in the ninth inning.  Great book with plenty of facts about African Americans in baseball.