We Are The Ship 6th Inning

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What details best support that people in Latin America treated Negro league players the same as everyone else, the way they were supposed to be treated? Options: We could even bring our families if we wanted to. Kids followed us in the streets asking for autographs. If you were a ball player, they treated you like a king. There was no such thing as segregation. We could stay at any hotel and eat at any restaurant.

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There was no such thing as segregation. We could stay at any hotel and eat at any restaurant.

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Which details best support that Latin American baseball players were quite good and had strong teams? Options: Some of the Latin ballplayers didn't want to play in the United States anyway? It was so warm, they could play baseball there all year long. If he had been a couple shades lighter, he could have played in the Negro leagues. Quite a few of those boys could have made a fortune if they had played in the majors.

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Quite a few of those boys could have made a fortune if they had played in the majors.

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What is a main idea that is suggested in the 6th inning?

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Baseball in Lain America was like paradise to most negro League players

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What main reason caused Negro league players to jump the Negro league teams to go play baseball in Latin America?

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The Latin leagues paid well too, more than the Negro Leagues.

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What can we conclude after reading this section of the text? It was a lot of fun playing down there, but sometimes it would get lonely. They treated us nice and it was really beautiful, but after a while, we'd get a little homesick.

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Players enjoyed playing in Latin America in the winter but knew when it was time to go home.