Champions on the Bench: The Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars

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In 1955, the Cannon Street YMCA chartered the only African American Little League in South Carolina. That same year, sixtyone allwhite teams pulled out of the South Carolina Little League State Tournament so they would not have to play the Cannon Street YMCA AllStars. This story, inspired by the true events of that time, follows one young ballplayer, Cleveland, through that fateful season. Cleveland dreams of playing baseball like his heroes Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron. He believes he will get that chance when he makes the Cannon Street AllStar team. But things dont go as planned when Cleveland and his teammates find out they are not allowed to play in the tournament despite their talent and hard work during the season. Yet even in the face of such prejudice, the Cannon Street AllStars find a way to make their families and coaches proud.

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