PACKET 1: U.S.S. Maine team; Detroit/Almendares box score; Chinese PACKET 2: Pittsburgh Courier articles on and Willie Wells team tour of the United States; integrated U.S.M.C. team OBSERVE: What were Paige and Wells’ opinions of the Major Leagues? Be OBSERVE: What do you notice about the racial composition of these teams? specific.

REFLECT: What surprised you about these images? REFLECT: How do these articles change your view of black baseball players in the pre-integration era?

QUESTION: Write one question you have about these sources, their subjects, or QUESTION: Write one question you have about these sources, their subjects, or their time period. their time period.

PACKET 3: Colored World Series Photo; Negro League game program PACKET 4: Pittsburgh Courier reports on ; Our Sports page; Jackie Robinson comic book, transcript of “Free Minds and Hearts at Work”

OBSERVE: Based on these sources, list similarities and differences between and . OBSERVE: How did the publishers of the Courier, Our Sports, and the comic book

portray Jackie Robinson? How did Robinson portray himself and his values in his speech?

REFLECT: Look at the differences you listed above. Why do you think those REFLECT: Based on your answer above, what do these differences tell us about differences existed? Robinson and race in America?

QUESTION: Write one question you have about these sources, their subjects, or QUESTION: Write one question you have about these sources, their subjects, or their time period. their time period. FINAL THOUGHTS: New York Times article “Jackie Robinson’s Legacy Recedes on Baseball Rosters”

OBSERVE: Why has African-American participation in Major League Baseball dropped so precipitously? Why are other sports more appealing to African-American youth?

REFLECT: Look at your answers for the questions on the four previous source packets and use them to answer these questions:  What strides have been made in baseball?

 Where is improvement still needed?

 In light of the drop in the number of black baseball players, what, in your opinion, is Jackie Robinson’s legacy?

QUESTION: Write one question you have about this topic overall.