Barrier-Breaking American Athletes

Im Jackie Robinson, and I broke the color force in Major conference Baseb wholly. In 1945, while I was a student at Sam Huston College, the Kansas City Monarchs send me a written put out to play professional baseball in the dimamoor Leagues. Similarly, to American Indians, no unmatched was reconnoiter blacks, so I took the chance that I got. I current the contract and played thither for a season, plainly I managed to get an interview with distinguish Rickey about possibly get together the Montreal Royals. Just like how coaches were unbelieving of American Indians because of their stereotype to suck up and return to the reservation, Rickey was skeptical of whether or non I could put on the disagreement that I would suck up joining the team. I asked Rickey if he was looking for a Negro who was afraid to fight back, but he told me he inevitable a negro doer with guts enough not to fight back. afterwards I concord to turn the former(a) cheek to racial discrimination , we agreed on a contract. To barely put, to battle racial discrimination, one must ignore that the discrimination is there. Likewise, I believe that all it takes is one instance to abatement such a barrier.\nWhen I got to Daytona for spring train in 96, the manager of the Royals immediately asked Rickey to deputise me to any other slybootss affiliate, but he refused, so they were stuck with me. I wasnt allowed to roost in the hotel with my team, so I stayed with a local black politician while I was there. The chief police in Sanford, where our training camp was, be to cancel all the games if I didnt stop training there, so I was move back to Daytona while the watch of the team continued training. afterwards that, a few of our games were sour without us even cunning until we showed up because they didnt want a black man performing in their stadium. They believed that we were uncivilized, and unable to descend the rules. They thought we would ruin the virtuousness of th eir game. That did not stop me.\nAfter playing for a ye...\n knave