Illustrations and conversational text demonstrating the story of the Negro League Baseball. This books highlights the greatest moments for African Americans in baseball.
Kadir Nelson wanted to make his book about the Negro
League Baseball as authentic as possible.
The title comes from a quote from Rube Foster, the founder of the Negro
Leagues, “We are the ship; all else the sea”.
Nelson also interviewed players from the league and studied the history
of the league for authenticity. His
illustrations are seen as portraits. The
attention to detail in the players uniforms and movements are astonishing. This book celebrates the league and its
players not the hardships they went through.
Kadir only focus on the positive; the perseverance and dedication of the
players in the league.
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