Willie Wells
Willie Wells
Willie James Wells, nicknamed "The Devil", was an American baseball player. He was a shortstop who played from 1924-48 for various teams in the Negro leagues and in Latin America. He is a member of the baseball halls of fame in the United States, Cuba and Mexico...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth10 August 1906
CountryUnited States of America
ignorant
Ignorance is pitiful! If you are ignorant and stupid, you are sick - white, black, green, I don't care.
accepted branded chance leagues states
I was branded a Negro in the States and had to act accordingly. They wouldn't even give me a chance in the big leagues because I was a Negro, yet they accepted every other nationality under the sun.
came freedom main mexico reasons united
One of the main reasons I came back to Mexico is because I've found freedom and democracy here, something I never found in the United States.