Jackie Robinson: Racial Actions In Baseball

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As you can see Troy was right when he prevented his son Cory from playing with white people because he knew how African American athletes segregated by white American people due to their skin color, racists people wanted always to stop them from participating with white athletes in the baseball leagues by displaying the racist action which made it harder for them to play. One of the famous African players who faced the racist actions in the Baseball sport was Jackie Robinson. He worked hard despite all the obstacles he faced in his career in order to achieve his goal , and he became a great symbol who encouraged people from his race to follow him even of the bad treatment of white people.

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