After reading about the Cannon Street All Stars our group was surprised at how little this is talked about in Charleston. Segregation was just that summer prohibited in schools and this was supposed to be such a victory, and it was, but after reading these articles it’s so clear that desegregation is not something that happens over night. This was such an important time in history that changed a lot for our city and country. The fact that Charleston had to cancel the city’s little league tournament because black people and white people couldn’t play together is an important thing to know because it shows us how far we’ve come. It shows us today how much progress we’ve made as a country. 

As a teacher I think its super important to share historical events like this with out students because it shows how important it is to stand up for what you believe in and not to give up when the battle gets hard to fight. One of my favorite quotes in the Post and Courier article was "The civil rights movement was about fields of dreams and the Cannon Street baseball story is about leveling the playing field," Holt said. "These men were young champions in the civil rights movement and they have done all the right things in life by becoming outstanding citizens." The entire movement was about stories and events like this one and its so important that we, as educators, continue sharing those stories.