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The Journal Of Biddy Owens

  • The Thirty Years War

    The Thirty Years War
    A series of wars in Europe between protestants and catholics between the roman empire, ect.
  • Slavery

    Slavery
    The end of slavery.
  • Period: to

    Birmingham, Alabama

  • Traveling

    Traveling
    The team travels to Clevland, Ohio and they like it better there because there are no white and colored signs.
  • Lost

    Lost
    The team lost to Clevland, so Biddy and Bill went to the movies but had to leave for no reason.
  • Won

    Won
    The team finally won a game against the Chicago Giants.
  • Red Sox

    Red Sox
    The Red Sox had to travel with them b/c the Red Sox's bus broke down.
  • Remarks

    Remarks
    At the Hornet stadium a white guy was making reamrks and said that they were looking for a black ball to play with now that so many coloreds were getting into the major leagues, and it bothered Biddy.
  • Small Crowd

    Small Crowd
    The Barons played the Red Sox in Memphis and the crowd was so small they wanted to cancel the game but they didnt, they just started letting people on the street pay half price.
  • Arrested

    Arrested
    Bell (a player on the team) is arrested for disturbing peace.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.
    MLK spoke the I Have A Dream speech and fought against racism.