Nelson, K. (2008). We are the Ship. NY: Hyperion.
This brilliant nonfiction book tells the rich history of the Negro league in the early 1900's. "Everyman" plays the narrator and walks us through the creation of baseball as a competitive sport, to the forming of the Negro league specially, to the end of the league shortly after when Jackie Robinson went to the majors. This book details the many struggles and injustices these African Americans had to face in baseball during segregation and the unfair wages and discrimination once they began entering the Major Leagues.
I was in awe of the players in this book. Nelson did a outstanding job detailing the talents and struggles of these players. The illustrations were so life-like that they were almost like photographs. I often found myself in tears while reading this book due to the unfair and vicious treatment of these talented men but I was truly inspired by their inability to give up and their unending perseverance. I highly recommend this book to not only students but to adults as well.
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