Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School

 

ITLM 6th Grade

 

 

 

 

Baseball and Civil Rights

 

 

 

 

  Introduction


For almost 100 years, African-American players were prevented from playing Major League Baseball simply because of their skin color. In order to play the game, they formed their own teams - known collectively as the Negro leagues. The heyday of the Negro leagues was from the 1920s through the late 1940s when Jackie Robinson broke the modern-day color barrier by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Negro leagues continued until 1960 when Baseball became completely integrated. Negro league players endured what some considered adverse conditions in order to play the game they loved. Let’s look at how the Civil Rights Movement influenced African-American baseball players.

 

 

 

 

 

  The Task

Create a Civil Rights and African American Timeline and explain how you think the Civil Rights Movement in the United States influenced African-American baseball players.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  The Process

    1. Reread the introduction.
    2. Open PowerPoint and save a file as YourLastName YourFirstName Baseball
    3. Create title – African-American Baseball Timeline
    4. Create a line in middle of slide
    5. Above the line type Civil Rights Movement
    6. Open link below to Civil Rights Movement Timeline
    7. Type in important dates
    8. Below the line type African American Baseball Timeline
    9. Enter important dates on your timeline about African-American baseball
    10. Open links Negro Leagues, Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers and listen or read information
    11. Under your Title, type in how you think the Civil Rights Movement influenced African American baseball players
    12. Go to the Library of Congress link to view historic pictures of baseball

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Evaluation  

 

Criteria/Points

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Responses to

Questions

Correctly answered 3 questions

Correctly answered all 4 questions

Correctly answered questions and posted thoughts about discussion questions.

Followed Computer Lab and Library Respect Expectations

Had to be reminded more than twice

Complied with expectations

Displayed Exemplary Behavior

 

 

 

  Conclusion

Now that you know where your water comes from, see how much you use and how you can reduce how much you and your family use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Credits

This page was created by Mrs. Swarr, LMS, Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School, 2009

Acknowledgements

This teacher's guide is distributed by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Newspaper in Education Committee.

It was developed by the staff of the Education and Community Services Department of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.:

Dr. Sherry Dee Garrett, Michelle Eisenhour, and Stephanie Smith. Graphic design is by Joanne Young Stephan.

Additional assistance was provided by Sharon Hawthome of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., and Susan Morgan of the

Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Foundation. For information, contact Susan Morgan, Pennsylvania Newspaper

Association Foundation, 7 17 .7 03.3004; e-mail: susanm@pa-news.org .

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