Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.3
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4352
Points per Word
0.00023
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
We the People
Description
Until after World War II, African Americans were not allowed to play for major league teams or minor-league clubs. It would take until 1947 to break this baseball color line. In the meantime, African Americans played in the Negro Leagues.