Baseball throughout history has been there for American’s to enjoy even during its hardest times. Baseball made it through the civil war, the great depression, World War’s one and two. It has had its up’s and down’s just as society and America were having theirs during the same times. The same connection holds true with baseball and the American society when faced with slavery, racism, prejudice, and segregation towards the blacks. Despite the obvious flaws in society’s views in the past, the blacks just like baseball throughout history pushed through their hardships and accomplished many great achievements in baseball and society alike.
Baseball for blacks began even when they were slaves with nothing. It was a game they could play with what the earth and their immediate surroundings provided, …show more content…
After a great and successful season with the Royals, both as a baseball player and an experiment to see if the white society would except him, that is exactly what Robinson did; he moved up to the Dodger’s and broke the color barrier that had existed for the last sixty years.
Regardless of his success in the minor’s as well as his success in bringing in a large amount of crowds on opening day with the Dodgers (26,623 fans), Robinson still met many hardships due to racism. He and his family received death threats, pitchers hit him with their pitches, he got spiked, and hotels refused to house him, but through all of this, he stayed quiet and soon his team began to stand-up for him, as well as accept him (Baseball, 2010). Twelve years later all of the major league teams would have black players on their teams, even Satchel Paige made it to the major leagues by signing with
Baseball for blacks began even when they were slaves with nothing. It was a game they could play with what the earth and their immediate surroundings provided, …show more content…
After a great and successful season with the Royals, both as a baseball player and an experiment to see if the white society would except him, that is exactly what Robinson did; he moved up to the Dodger’s and broke the color barrier that had existed for the last sixty years.
Regardless of his success in the minor’s as well as his success in bringing in a large amount of crowds on opening day with the Dodgers (26,623 fans), Robinson still met many hardships due to racism. He and his family received death threats, pitchers hit him with their pitches, he got spiked, and hotels refused to house him, but through all of this, he stayed quiet and soon his team began to stand-up for him, as well as accept him (Baseball, 2010). Twelve years later all of the major league teams would have black players on their teams, even Satchel Paige made it to the major leagues by signing with