We Are the Ship: 6th and 7th Inning

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11 questions
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Choose THREE ways the black ball players from American were treated better in South America than they were in the United States.

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In Latin America, what happened if a baseball player "didn't produce?"

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Which piece of evidence from the text shows that the Latin Americans were serious about their baseball?

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What were three problems that the players dealt with in Latin America?

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While they were barnstorming, what were TWO ways the white teams did their best to keep the Negro teams from winning?

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Why wouldn't the Negro League players fight back after all the name calling?

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After barnstorming in California with the major leaguers, what did both the white teams and the Negro teams realize?

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Reread the paragraph starting with "As far as the competition,..." What were two major differences between the Negro League teams and the majors?

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Why did Judge Landis. the commissioner of baseball, want to stop the major leaguers from playing the Negro League teams?

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What did the Major League players and the Negro League players learn from one another?

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What do you think the narrator meant when he said that the Negro teams may have helped change minds by playing baseball?