We are the Ship (the story of Negro League Baseball) by Kadir Nelson
by Tahira
"We are the Ship all else the sea", are the words of Andrew "Rube" Forster founder of the Negro Baseball League. He wanted Negroes to play in the professional leagues, and in order to do so, his teams would have to be faster, stronger and better. Kadir Nelson brings the reader into the story of the Negro Leagues from beginning to end using a personal narrative voice. His oil paintings illuminate the trials and triumphs of those brave men who played baseball simply for the love of the game.
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