Secondary Sources:
West, Sandra L. "National Negro Baseball League." In Aberjhani, and Sandra L. West. Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. African-American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE01&iPin=EHR0227&SingleRecord=True (accessed January 28, 2014).
This article really helped our research. It was helpful mostly because it had a wide variety of information. It talked about the start of the Negro League, how the Negro League progressed, some teams on the Negro League, some players on the Negro League, and even the publicity that the Negro League gained. It even talks briefly about how some players in the Negro League got into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. We mostly used this article to explain the beginning of the Negro League, and to show how it progressed. The source is a reputable website, is not biased, and cites its sources.
Altman, Susan. "Negro baseball leagues." Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, Second Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2000. African-American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE01&iPin=AFENC382&SingleRecord=True (accessed January 29, 2014).
This article was also very helpful. It talked about not only about how the Negro League started, but also about the history of the Negro League. It included a lot of information about Negro League players that really contributed to the making and progressing of the Negro League. As well as legendary teams and players, such as Josh Gibson, who has made over 900 home runs. We used this mostly for the first part of the script, to show and explain how the Negro League was started.The source is not biased, and is from a reliable and credible website that sites it’s sources.
"African-American Baseball." PBS.org. Oregon Broadcasting, 2011. Web. 18 Feb.
2014. <http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/
african-american-baseball/>.
This article was very useful in our project. It helped us know why the league started and ended. It told us why Andrew “Rube” Foster created the Negro National League, and later said how the Negro National League ended. We used this source multiple times in our project, when we were talking about how the Negro League began and ended. This source is not biased, and is a reliable and credible website, however, this site did not cite its sources.
"Baseball, the Color Line, and Jackie Robinson." Liberty of Congress: American
Memory. Liberty of Congress, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.
<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/jr1940.html>.
This article was useful. This article helped us by describing the integration of the Major Leagues. This website gave two specific years in which these events happened. We used this source a couple times in the script, while talking about the integration of baseball. This source is not biased and is a reliable and credible website, but did not cite its sources.
"When Did the Negro Leagues Come to an End?" Negro League Baseball. N.p., 2003.
Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/faq/
record0006.html>.
This article helped us understand more, in depth why the Negro Leagues came to an end. We used this source at the end of our perfromance, when the question was asked, "Do you know why the Negro Leagues ended?" . This is a reliable source, but does not cite its sources.
Primary Sources:
"Jackie Robinson: The First Black Player in Major League Baseball." ESL Bits.
N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2014. <http://www.esl-bits.net/listening/Media/
2013-04-18/Jackie.Robinson/index.html>.
This photo helped me by aiding me in my realization that Jackie Robinson went into an environment that didn’t accept him into the Major Leagues. This photo is not biased but doesn’t cite its sources.
"Kansas City Monarchs." Euclid Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.euclidlibrary.org/kids/tickle-your-brain/the-negro-leagues>.
This photo helped me by showing me that Negro League players didn’t have the luxuries of white players. For example, the bus in the photo: It appears to be an old fashioned bus, stating that the players didn’t have the money to buy the things that Major League teams. This picture did not cite its sources, but is not biased.
"Rube Foster." Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.biography.com/people/rube-foster-9299621>.
This photo showed me a glimpse of Rube Foster’s personality and the man he was. This photo is non-biased, but doesn’t cite its sources.
West, Sandra L. "National Negro Baseball League." In Aberjhani, and Sandra L. West. Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2003. African-American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE01&iPin=EHR0227&SingleRecord=True (accessed January 28, 2014).
This article really helped our research. It was helpful mostly because it had a wide variety of information. It talked about the start of the Negro League, how the Negro League progressed, some teams on the Negro League, some players on the Negro League, and even the publicity that the Negro League gained. It even talks briefly about how some players in the Negro League got into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. We mostly used this article to explain the beginning of the Negro League, and to show how it progressed. The source is a reputable website, is not biased, and cites its sources.
Altman, Susan. "Negro baseball leagues." Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage, Second Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2000. African-American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE01&iPin=AFENC382&SingleRecord=True (accessed January 29, 2014).
This article was also very helpful. It talked about not only about how the Negro League started, but also about the history of the Negro League. It included a lot of information about Negro League players that really contributed to the making and progressing of the Negro League. As well as legendary teams and players, such as Josh Gibson, who has made over 900 home runs. We used this mostly for the first part of the script, to show and explain how the Negro League was started.The source is not biased, and is from a reliable and credible website that sites it’s sources.
"African-American Baseball." PBS.org. Oregon Broadcasting, 2011. Web. 18 Feb.
2014. <http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/
african-american-baseball/>.
This article was very useful in our project. It helped us know why the league started and ended. It told us why Andrew “Rube” Foster created the Negro National League, and later said how the Negro National League ended. We used this source multiple times in our project, when we were talking about how the Negro League began and ended. This source is not biased, and is a reliable and credible website, however, this site did not cite its sources.
"Baseball, the Color Line, and Jackie Robinson." Liberty of Congress: American
Memory. Liberty of Congress, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.
<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/jr1940.html>.
This article was useful. This article helped us by describing the integration of the Major Leagues. This website gave two specific years in which these events happened. We used this source a couple times in the script, while talking about the integration of baseball. This source is not biased and is a reliable and credible website, but did not cite its sources.
"When Did the Negro Leagues Come to an End?" Negro League Baseball. N.p., 2003.
Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com/faq/
record0006.html>.
This article helped us understand more, in depth why the Negro Leagues came to an end. We used this source at the end of our perfromance, when the question was asked, "Do you know why the Negro Leagues ended?" . This is a reliable source, but does not cite its sources.
Primary Sources:
"Jackie Robinson: The First Black Player in Major League Baseball." ESL Bits.
N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2014. <http://www.esl-bits.net/listening/Media/
2013-04-18/Jackie.Robinson/index.html>.
This photo helped me by aiding me in my realization that Jackie Robinson went into an environment that didn’t accept him into the Major Leagues. This photo is not biased but doesn’t cite its sources.
"Kansas City Monarchs." Euclid Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.euclidlibrary.org/kids/tickle-your-brain/the-negro-leagues>.
This photo helped me by showing me that Negro League players didn’t have the luxuries of white players. For example, the bus in the photo: It appears to be an old fashioned bus, stating that the players didn’t have the money to buy the things that Major League teams. This picture did not cite its sources, but is not biased.
"Rube Foster." Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.biography.com/people/rube-foster-9299621>.
This photo showed me a glimpse of Rube Foster’s personality and the man he was. This photo is non-biased, but doesn’t cite its sources.