Felipe Alou Ch 5-9 Flashcards
3 problems Felipe faced in the United States
- He didn’t have a Visa
- He didn’t speak English
- Racism and segregation were all across the country
Discrimination Felipe faced in Chapter 5
- Jim Crow laws
- He couldn’t play on the same field as his white teammates
- He couldn’t enter the stadium in the same entrance as his white teammates
- The people of Louisiana voted “no” for integrating sports teams
- The people of Louisiana voted to get rid of the two black baseball teams in the state
Where was Felipe travelling to in Chapter 6, and why?
- He was travelling to Cocoa, FL
- His manager told him that they let black athletes play in FL
Where did Felipe have to sit on the bus, and why?
- He had to sit in the back
- Only whites could sit in the front
The cycle of events in Chapter 6 (food)
- The bus driver yelled for the people to go and eat
- The white people on the bus went inside the restaurant; however, Felipe and the black people had to go and get their food from an area designated for black people
- Felipe waited in line and noticed food he wanted to eat: in particular, he saw a sandwich that smelled very good
- The bus driver yelled for the people to get back onto the bus. Felipe, however, did not have enough time to get back onto the bus and remained hungry
How long was Felipe on the bus for?
3 days
What happened when Felipe moved to sit at the front of the bus?
- The bus driver screamed at him to move to the back, despite no other people being on the bus
- Felipe did not understand what he said, but knew he was angry
- Felipe remained where he was sitting
What happened after Felipe hit a home run?
- The fans passed around a hat for him, and collected money
- They were extremely pleased with his performance
What was the custom surrounding the hat with money?
The player who received the hat would go an buy his team hamburgers
Could Felipe and his black teammates live with their white teammates? Where did they have to live?
- No. Felipe and his black teammates had to live separately from their white teammates
- Felipe lived in a designed zone for black people
Felipe’s apartment in Cocoa, FL
- Lived with 2 black teammates
- Lived on the second floor
- In horrible condition
- There were big spaces in the floor, which allowed Felipe and his teammates to see the people living below them
Felipe’s home in Lake Charles, LA
- Lived with a white family in a white zone
- Lived in secret
- Entered the house through the garage at night
- The family did not want anyone to know that a black person was living with them
What happened when Felipe and his team went to eat at a restaurant after their game?
- Felipe and his black teammates waited in the car, as they could not go into the restaurant
- Some white people observed them in the car, and were not happy, so they called the police
What did the police tell Felipe and his teammates?
They have to move, as they were in an area designated for white people
Where did Felipe and his teammates end up?
- Their manager moved them to the street
- They had to wait in the car on the street
