We are the ship 1st & 2nd Inning

Who is the author of We Are The Ship?

• Kadir Nelson

• Oscar Charleston

• Gus Greenlee

• Effa Manley

Who is on the cover of We Are The Ship?

• Kadir Nelson

• Mike Trout

• Jackie Robinson

• David Ortiz

What did African American baseball players do when white owners banned them from playing in the Professional Leagues?

• Gave up

• Started working in factories

• Created their own league

• Go to college

Who was Rube Foster?

• A manager

• A baseball player

• The creator of the Negro Leagues, a manager, and a baseball player

• A sports commentator

"His league was so successful that a group of white owners of independent Negro teams formed a rival league of their own."

What does the underlined word mean?

• A group of friends

• The competition; one who tries to equal or outdo another

• A partner

• Someone who plays in the outfield

"Most of that clowning was done in the early days of Negro baseball, before Rube founded the league."

What does the underlined word mean?

• Established, started

• Abandon

• Eat

• Chase

Due to the number of injuries sustained by the players in the Negro leagues, two players invented...

• The baseball

• Shoes and socks

• Wooden shin guards and baseball helmets

• First base plate

Why do the umpires make so many mistakes when calling a Negro League game?

• They didn't want to be there

• The other team paid them

• They had never seen their type of baseball

• They didn't like baseball

The teams that clowned were not allowed in the league, because their acts were too much like the buffoonery you would see in the movies."

What does the underlined word mean?

• Happy, joyful

• Seriousness

• Goofing around, foolishness

• Sleepy