Page1 The Negro Leagues: A Desktop Learning Space Tyler Munn IUPUI

Page2 The Negro Leagues- Some Facts The first black professional baseball team was formed in 1885 when the Babylon Black Panthers, formed by employees of the Argyle Hotel in Babylon, New York were spotted by businessman Walter Cook. Seven players who played exclusively in the Negro Leagues are inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Who are they? Using print and online sources, write in the space to the left. Teams in the Negro Leagues often had very colorful team names, including the Indianapolis Clowns. What were some other names? Using print and online sources, write in the space to the left.

Page3 Materials on African Americans and Baseball Locate one of the following books on African Americans and the game, and summarize the contents in the space to the left. My life in the Negro Leagues : an autobiography. (Fields) (1992) Black diamonds : life in the Negro leagues from the men who lived it. (Holway) (1991) Cool papas and double duties : the all-time greats of the Negro Leagues. (McNeil) (2001) Only the Ball was White. (Peterson) (1970).

Page4 Locating Materials on Negro Leagues and African Americans in Baseball *Check your home library for materials *Check the IUPUI Library for materials, looking for primary and secondary sources ( bibliographies) *Use OCLC’s FirstSearch catalog to search for other materials on the topic and get them on interlibrary loan. *Scan Book Review Digest, other review sources such as library journals, for more materials on the topic. *Use any other search tools that could be useful (Amazon, etc). Baseball Hall of Fame website had a bibliography. *Use INSPIRE.net and other databases to find articles about African Americans in baseball and the Negro Leagues.

Page5 What do these four men have in common? Larry Doby Roy Campanella Satchel Paige Monte Irvin Answer the headline, and use online and print sources to identify one unique baseball accomplishment of each of the four men.

Page6 Jackie Robinson Click to add text Who was Jackie Robinson? Using biographical sources and watching the videos at mlb/players/jackie-robinson/ and story/movies/jackie_robinson.mov, use the space to the left to create a brief biography including place of birth, baseball accomplishments, and accomplishments off the field and impact. mlb/players/jackie-robinson/ story/movies/jackie_robinson.mov Wikipedia.org