PACKET 1: U.S.S. Maine team; Detroit/Almendares box score; Chinese baseball PACKET 2: Pittsburgh Courier articles on Satchel Paige 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 Jackie Robinson; 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 Negro League baseball and Major League Baseball. 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. .