From the passage we can infer that the Greeks feared the power of their gods because it mentions that they believed that the powers of the gods explained the natural events like thunderstorms and that these events occurred when a god was angry or upset for something and to avoid these situations, they performed rituals in their honor or gratitude, which indicates that they feared the powers the gods had.
Answer. Wilson decided to use baseball as a backdrop for his play about African Americans in the 1950's. African Americans had their own league back then they were not permitted to play professional baseball..