We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson

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We Are the Ship beautifully relays the birth, life, and death of Negro League Baseball. Through the collective voice of the players, author Kadir Nelson tells the story of the trials and tribulations of the Negro Baseball League, up until the integration of blacks into Major League Baseball. Illustrations include oil paintings painted by the author.

Social History
-presents info of its impact on human history

-provides primary source documents

-historical and sociological in nature, telling how “negroes” have coped with challenges in history

-contains an afterword and bibliography




Nelson, K. (2008). We are the ship. NY: Hyperion.


-Ms. J