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
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.