Analyzing Emilio Navarro's Life Story

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Emilio Navarro was born in the time of when racism was still common in our scociety. During that time black people were not allowed to do things with white people. Black people could only be in sections that were labeled "Colored" and because of that segregated baseball leagues were formed. White people and black people would play in different leauges , different places, and different times. It was inappropriate for white players to mix with black players. It would be a long time before that segregation and racism would pass.

That affected Emilio's career in a negative way. Because he wa born black he was not allowed to play with white players. Since he was black he could not join a major league and play for major company's. While white players

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