We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson

 

Summary:

During the time of segregation, African American athletes created their own baseball league.  This helped to create the game of baseball and how it is played today.  Kadir Nelson shows the struggles and successes these athletes face on and off the field.  This is a story of unsung heroes who overcame discrimination, hatred, and low pay to do the one thing they love most: baseball.

• displays oil paintings and dramatic double page fold outs
• an incredible nonfiction book about the history of Negro Leagues
• Awarded the Sibert Medal and Coretta Scott King Award

Nelson, Kadir (2008). We Are The Ship. NY: Hyperion.