Black players in American professional football

color barrier that had been set since 1876. Robinson set ways for future generations through his determination and courage. Robinson believed in equality, decency, morality, injustice, and ending a wrong with a right (Allen). Jackie Robinson changed American society through his dedication for civil rights. Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia (Swaine). He was the youngest of five children and was raised by a single mother. Robinson´s family lived in poverty and often heard…

Baseball from 1954 to 1976 (23 seasons). During his career, he scored 755 home runs and 2,297 RBI’s. Also during his career he played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves in the National League and two seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League. At the end of his career, Aaron held most of the game’s key career power-hitting records. His positions were outfielder and batter. In conclusion, he supported civil rights by being in the NAACP and created a foundation called…

today and set the stage for the current decision of African American football players leaving school early. Going further into the numbers behind this mindset reveals the underlying social variables. African-Americans have a statistical advantage when it comes to making the professional leagues; 1 in 3,500 black males turns professional compared to 1 in 10,000 white men who become a professional in sports. On top of that, 66% of African-American men between the age of 13 and 18 believe they…

universal pastime for many Americans. Popularity of college sports has peaked with the 2014 inaugural college football playoffs, becoming “[t]he two most-watched broadcasts in cable TV history,” with a combined total of 56.5 million viewers between the two semifinal games according to CNN (Pallotta). Young men playing college sports are exciting as it brings back the college atmosphere that many older individuals crave. However, some question if African-American players in football and…

On September 2, 2016, quarterback Colin Kaepernick, at the time a San Francisco 49er, decided to use his platform as an NFL player and take a stand against racial profiling and police brutality of African-Americans. He did this by taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem before the kickoff of the game. Usually, people stand during the national anthem as a sign of patriotism and respect for the flag and country, but Colin chose not to. He wanted to be the voice of the voiceless. He…

Baseball was segregated between blacks and whites. Since the beginning of baseball in the United States, blacks and whites have been playing in different leagues. Many blacks wanted to play in Major League Baseball but didn’t have the opportunity because of discrimination. Jackie’s thought about it was, “I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual…

birth, the family departed Georgia for Pasadena, California. As the only black family on their block, the prejudice the Robinson family encountered only strengthened…

this was before the civil rights movement and the south was still segregated and many of the African Americans living in the north still faced racial barriers. Cory has been recruited by a college football team and recruiters are coming by the house to talk to Cory’s dad, Tory. Troy refuses to talk to them and tells Cory that he cannot…

Nearly everyone recognizes the impact that Jackie Robinson had on Major League Baseball and other professional sports, but not everyone realizes that Jackie Robinson simply stepping foot on a baseball field impacted the world of politics, the entertainment industry and the entire Civil Rights movement. The United States was slowly becoming more racially equal in the mid 1900s. “In 1948, President Harry Truman ordered the armed forces to desegregate, in 1954, the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board…

signaling the start of the National Football Leagues weekly broadcast. Sunday Night Football is the way my family ends every week. What is better than eating a warm, home cooked meal while watching the highly anticipated game? “Geno needs to get his act together before Pete calls in his backup!” my dad exclaims. He is arguably the biggest Seahawks fan in town, and undoubtedly the loudest person to watch a football game with. While it is common to see Geno Smith and other Black quarterbacks take…