What Is The Difference Between Jackie Robinson And Daisy's Struggles

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Robinson & Daisy’s Struggles
Jackie Robinson’s struggle is that he didn’t have all the rights as his teammates. He couldn’t play the same without getting threatened. For example. The fans would boo him and throw items at him. The word everything that happened to him is racism. His own teammates would threaten to kill him, they would even sign a petition to not play.
Daisy Junor’s struggle was she had to play every night and trained every morning. She also had to act like a lady and play like a man. Her schedule was tight. She couldn’t eat her own food. They only got 1-2 days off for the entire summer.They were trained to wear makeup, how to get men on dates,and had to wear short skirts even though they might scrape

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