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Effa Manley born at an unusual time period. Born in 1897, her mother was white and her father was black. Her skin was very pale like her mother while her sibling's skin was very dark like her father. She was allowed to participate in the white community because she was so pale but she prefered to be with her siblings in the black community where she felt more comfortable. I point this because when Effa was young black people and white people were not allowed to be together. There were separate schools, stories, neighborhoods, and just about anything else you can think of. When Effa was old enough she moved to Harlem in New York City. While there she went to many professional baseball games and she met a man who loved baseball as much as she did. Abe Manley and Effa married and they started their own professional baseball team. The Brooklyn (later Newark) Eagles was part of the Negro Baseball League. It was one of the best baseball teams in the league and it even won the 1946 Negro Baseball World Series. But, the next year was a big year for baseball. Major League Baseball started including players from the Negro Baseball League. This was great for African Americans but it was NOT good for Negro Baseball. Later, when the National Baseball Hall of Fame decided to start including African American baseball players it was not going to include players from the Negro Baseball League. Effa was furious! To learn what Effa did when the Hall of Fame made this decision you'll have to read the book.
There are many websites to visit to learn more about Effa Manley...
- The National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Society of American Baseball Research
- Negro League Baseball Museum
- Black Past
There are also may websites within the Baseball Hall of Fame that might interest you...
- The Baseball Hall of Fame (main website)
- Virtual Learning
- Kid Activities (don't forget to send BookmoBailey a picture if you do an activity at home)
- Online Exhibits
- Classroom Lessons
- YouTube Channel
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