discriminated against. Although some of these minority groups are hated

many members of these groups continue to make positive contributions to

American society that help shape our country. One of these individuals is

Jackie Robinson. His influence on the game of baseball has set standards for

all of baseball fans to admire. The message he made Americans realize is

that Blacks are just as capable of doing things as whites are, and any other

Throughout most of American history African Americans have been

discriminated against for no reason other that the fact that their skin is a

different color. Hatred of blacks stems back to the days of slavery. Blacks

have arguably had it the toughest out of all of the minority groups in

American history. From being able to use the same bathrooms as whites to

not being able to attend school to not being able to hold a job just because of

The end of the civil war marked the time when the fight for equality

took full swing. After the war southern state legislators, dominated by

former confederates, passed laws known as black codes that severely limited

success with the Dodgers also opened the way for other black players to sigh

Graceful fielding, timely hitting, and aggressive baserunning typified

Many of these unjust codes in the south led to the creation of three

Many of his athletic medals and trophies remained on display there after

was a star athlete in football, baseball, track and basketball. Unfortunately

John M Rosenburg, The Story of baseball, Random House, New York

with Walker and black pitching star George Stovey was cancelled. Other

However, by 1877 the democratic party had regained control of the

met fierce resistance from many players and fans who believed in the

baseballs most exciting plays, stealing home, not once but 19 times.

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