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    My 4th Graders will read “A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut Johnson” by Michele Y. Green to begin the school year. I had to do some research at the Library of Congress to learn more about this fascinating woman and the accomplishments that she shared in baseball. What a gift to the American Negro Baseball League and to all Americans. I hope others will use these primary sources to share with their students what endurance and perseverance really means.

    https://youtu.be/qCreNCuqfuo?si=yjTTnHOqakkGpXVr  A video about three women in the Negro Baseball League 

    https://www.loc.gov/item/2021692484/ Author Michelle Y. Green tells the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of only three women to play in the Negro Leagues and the first woman who pitched in a men's professional baseball league. Green discussed her close friendship with Peanut Johnson and shared information about their extensive interviews, research, media appearances and inspirations

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    What a fascinating true life story and how wonderful that your students,  Cheryl Best , will come to know Mamie Peanut Johnson!  In addition to the excellent Library of Congress resources which you've provided, I found some interesting external links via a Wikipedia article, including a 2002 interview of this remarkable woman by Scott Simon for NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday.

    Thank you for sharing with me. It will be a great addition to their learning and mine!

    Wonderful and little know story   Cheryl Best  and   Margaret Lincoln !  Thanks for the links, interviews and resources.  This is certainly a story I’ll be sharing with teachers at our schools.

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    Another great story I had never heard of before, thank you  Cheryl Best! The front and back cover of the source you included is also available in the Library's Baseball American online exhibit. In it, the curator notes, "Satchel Paige helped Johnson perfect her curveball, and she became a regular starting pitcher."

    Here's another MLB video that includes clips of Johnson reminiscing.

    And here are a couple of articles I found in Chronicling America.

    Page 4 of the baseball program wasn’t loading for me so I used Ask a Librarian to inquire about it.  I got a nice replay (and the image!) from Bruce Kirby, Reference Librarian, Manuscript Division and staff member Christopher Copetas.  Chris said that they are migrating that content to the Branch Rickey Papers Collection and it will be available soon.  He also sent me an enlargement of the photo on Page 4 of the program.  It is fascinating to read the bios of the women.  This will be of high interest to students.

    Page 4 of Baseball program featuring the Negro League Players

    Students might even create a Baseball Program using primary sources and the stories of these amazing players.

    Thank you for loading it. I couldn't get it either. I didn't think to Ask a Librarian. I am glad you pointed this out to others as well. I didn't think to ask. 

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