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 **Title : Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues Author : Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack, Jr. Illustrator : N/A Copyright : 1994 Publisher : Scholastic Inc., New York Genre : Historical Non-Fiction Grade : 6 - 12+ Delivery : IR **

Great look at the origins of origins of organized baseball in America with former SLAVES playing with Union Soldiers in between battles. Shows the history of cultures playing together, i.e. Cubans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Blacks, and Whites, than the politics of discrimination caused drastic segregation. But the Negro Leagues formed, survived, failed, and triumphed with Black baseball players making it in the majors.


 * Writing : Many of the stories were told by surviving players from that era. The describe in great depth the conditions of play and travel; the towns; the fans, and their fellow basball players. This is known as Oral History!! You will ask your parents to tell you a story of their own history, write notes (or record), and write a two (2) page paper on that history and what YOU experienced from listening to it and writing about it. **

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One great site, The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) and two (2) informational on Black Diamond in theater, lesson plans and the timeline history of baseball from 1867 - 1955!!!