... " 1) The problem was that he was black. Robinson became the first black man to successfully break baseballs color barrier. From then on black men and women began to break barrier after barrier in sports and America. Today most sports superstars are the black men that were once hated in this country ... , Mississippi, Memphis, Miami, Houston, New Orleans, and Atlanta(Whicker 109). When the University of Georgia hired their coach, Tubby Smith, his color of skin meant nothing to them. His credentials were what got him the job. He took Tulsa to the NCAA college basketball tournaments final si...

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... word for Jackie Robinson is unconquerable. He would not be defeated. Not by the other team and not by life" (Rampersad). Another professional color barrier was broken the same year that Jackie Robinson entered Major League Baseball. This barrier was broken by Woody Strode and Kenny Washington. Strode and Washington became the first African American players in the modern National Football League. The ... ...

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