We Are The Ship - 3rd-4th Inning

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"We had a number of really unsavory characters like Charleston or Jud Wilson to contend with, as well as pitchers who didn't have a problem throwing at us..."

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socially or morally offensive

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Segregated

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To separate specific racial, religious, or other groups from the general body of society

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What is a fielder in baseball?

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Someone who plays in the outfield

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Read the quote from Ch. 3.
"We would have to travel several hundred miles without stopping because we couldn't find a place where we we could eat along the way."
What does the narrator mean? Options: There weren't any places to eat, They didn't have enough money to afford food, Many places didn't serve African Americans, even if they had the money, They were lost on the road.

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Many places didn't serve African Americans, even if they had the money.

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Inexplicably

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Unexplainably; without reason

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Could African Americans who played in the "Negro League" baseball teams use the locker rooms at the ballparks they rented?

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False

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Who reorganized the whole Negro National League and bought a team, renaming it Pittsburgh Crawfords?

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Gus Greenlee

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Powerhouse

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Person, group, team having great energy, strength, or potential for success

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Which owner and team was the first to play night games in professional ball?

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J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs

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Generator

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Machines that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy