Negro League + Baseball

Your task: Answer the following questions after viewing the resources below:

1) What was the Negro League, why did it exist and what was the purpose?

2) How did the Negro League end and has that helped African-Americans

3) What role did Jackie Robinson play in the Negro League and in the Major Leagues

4) What else was going on in American History at the time of the Negro League and during the ending of the Negro League

5) Who was Monte Irving and what role did he play in the Negro League?

Take the following steps:

1. View We are the ship on Teacher Tube: http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=121311

2. Then go to Discovery Education on the Heywood Home Page

Username: cunninma Password: margaret786

Search for: The Playing Field and view in it’s

View it and then answer the questions.