We all know of the baseball players, Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson, but did you know there used to be a Negro Baseball League? This book tells a great story of how brave, dedicated, and strong men did not let the color of their skin make them give up their dream of playing baseball. Bud Fowler was the 1st to try to play pro ball, but they spiked and hurt him and he was not welcome to play. Then Ruby Foster formed the Negro Baseball League. There were 8 teams. They had to travel on a bus and sometime sleep on the bus because they weren't allowed to stay in the hotels there. These teams were better than many white teams, but they had to eat out of the back of restaurants and were only played $15-$20 dollars a game. The pictures are so real, it's hard to believe that they were drawn. Lots of interesting facts about a time we should know about. What did you think?
First off, I have to say that I LOVE cruise ships.
ReplyDeleteI spent over 12 years working on them as a Scuba Instructor,
Shore Excursion Manager and an IT Officer.
For 2 years I also worked shoreside in Miami as a database IT guy.
During my years on ships, I have to stay that many things happened
and that life is definately stranger than fiction on cruise ships.
Many people have asked me to share the stories I have collected over
the years, so I am complying with their request.
My site is: www.cruiseshipstories.com
If you had any stories of your own to add, please
send them to me and I will be happy to add them.
Sean B. Halliday
www.cruiseshipstories.com