perth seagull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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NMH said:In a heavily repressed racially divisive America, Jackie Robinson played the redneck's own sport of baseball, excelled and stayed the course with decorum.
He was a great example to all, not least to the sport, and broke down some pretty bloody high barriers against odds and, of course, in the face of great adversity.
He was the first black player to play in a white team, wasn't he? In an age where there was opposition and controversy about ending seggregation.