Benevolence Define: Buck Godfrey

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Buck Godfrey

Posters who are disruptive by violating the rules or continually posting messages that are vulgar, critical of others, off topic, or otherwise interfere with the ability of others to enjoy the message boards may be banned.A group of fourteen young African-American boys are chosen as Little League Baseball All-Stars. Already blessed with athletic skills and desire which they honed in sandlot play, the boys follow the lead of their coaches to train their minds and bodies as they work together as a team that will surpass all expectations in the Charleston Little League Tournament. This is Charleston, South Carolina, however, and the year is 1955. The cruelties of segregation and the fears of the people in power clash with the expectations of the children, who knew little of this social evil.William H. ''Buck'' Godfrey has created a remarkable recollection of a defining time for himself and his community. Written from personal experience, interviews, and research, Mr. Godfrey brings a historical situation to life with his first-person accounts and descriptions of the boys, their families, their society,