... ) made the processing of sugar more efficient, faster, and much safer. The resulting sugar was also superior. His apparatus was eventually adopted by sugar processing plants all around the world. Robinson, Jackie Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1912 - October 24, 1972) was the first black man allowed to play major league baseball. On April 11, 1947 ... , Robinson played his first major league baseball game (he played for the New York Dodgers in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees). Robinson played with the Dodgers for 10 years. He played in six World Series and w...

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... most importantly, the Civil Rights Movement affected people, both the people that fueled it (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, etc.) and the people it made possible (Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson, Bill Cosby). The Civil Rights Movement affects people today; its message of equal rights is ingrained in our government, in our law. If it were not for the Civil Rights ... ...

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