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2023., Juvenile, Kokila Call No: NL E SOR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"--
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2023., Juvenile, Kokila Call No: 796.357 64 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Recounts the 1911 World Series, in which two Native American baseball players, Charles Bender, an Ojibwe member from the White Earth Reservation, and John Meyers, a Cahuilla member raised on a California reservation, faced off against each other for the first time. Examines the racism they faced as players, as well as the disrespect shown to them through the newspaper articles published about them at the time. Both Bender and Meyers persevered through the challenges they faced to become successful athletes and advocates for Native American rights.
