Little League Baseball Az
Why so few black kids in 2007 Little League World Series?
Inspired and a little bored, I did some research. And by do research. Here’s what I found out about the various regional teams in this year’s series:
US Great Lakes: Hamilton, OH: All white
US Southwest: Lubbock, TX: All white
US Mid-Atlantic: Salisbury, MD: All white
US Midwest: Coon Rapids, MN: All white. Maybe.
US New England: Walpole, MA: All white.
US Northwest: Lake Oswego, OR: All white.
US Southwest: Warner Robins, GA: All white.
US West: Chandler, AZ: One Edgar Galiz!
Now, I’m not saying that there’s some sinister plot behind the paucity of non-white kids or anything; to be sure, the dearth could be total coincidence. There are dozens of possibilities that could chalk it up to something innocuous, like the precipitous fall of baseball from pop culture.
But, out of eight teams and almost 100 kids, there’s one (maybe 1.5) non-white kid? What your theories?
Well, you have to consider the demographics of these towns:
Walpole, MA: 95% white
Coon Rapids, MN: 92% white
Lake Oswego, OR: 90% white
Hamilton, OH: 88% white
Chandler, AZ: 69% white
Lubbock, TX: 61% white
Warner Robins, GA: 61% white
Salisbury, MD: 59% white
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