The Making of a Team - Another Prelude To An Off Broadway Performance
Enter a town,
Circa 1938.
Where money was scarce,
but dreams were great.
Men of color,
and the people in their midst.
Surrounded by hate,
yet still determined to persist.
A chance at real baseball,
this game they lived and breathed.
The only way out of oppression,
to play in those ***** Leagues.
Their dreams were quite simple,
not much different from any other man.
A house, a family... Just to be equal where they stand.
As we look back in time,
unfair as it may seem.
This story must be told,
to preserve the essence of a dream.
So in an effort to keep such ignorance,
again from it's ugly head to be seen.
Ladies and Gentlemen!
We now present to you...
"The Making Of A Team".
Copyright © Chris Witherspoon | Year Posted 2014
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