In 2007, adolescent Cam Perron started writing letters to former Negro League players, asking for their autographs and a few words about their careers. He got back more than he expected: detailed stories from their glory days on the field, and accounts of the racism they faced. While still a high school student, Perron organized the first annual Negro League Players Reunion in Birmingham, Alabama. Recounting his obsession with the Negro Leagues, Perron chronicles his determined efforts to help these players get pension money that they were owed from Major League Baseball.