When Rickey told Robinson why he had been brought to see him, Jackie's reaction was a combination of several emotions. ... On the team bus, Jackie had to sit in the back. ... One night, the entire Dodgers team was dragged out of their beds for an important team meeting because of a petition the players signed refusing to play with Jackie. ... The team looked at each other after the speech and agreed to try and accept Robinson as a teammate. The next day, Durocher once again said to the team, "I'm the manager of this team, and I say he plays. ...

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When Rhythm and Blues music first began, essentially all of the artists were African American, as was the audience receiving the music. In a white-dominated society, these artists found it difficult to spread their blend of soulful vocals and hip-hop beats to a large audience . Because of this soc...

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Although Asians and Asian Americans have been present on American television screens for decades, [1] few television series have featured Asian or Asian Americans in starring roles. Kung Fu (Warner Bros, ABC, 1972-1975), starring David Carradine as Kwai-Chang Caine, featured a white American actor as a bi-racial Shaolin priest in the Old West. Originally conceived as a vehicle for martial arts adept Bruce Lee, the series went to an actor with little physical ability, but with a knack for embodying a Hippie pacifism along with a reluctant, but devastating aggression On the lam from the la...

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Racism has been a steady problem all through time. One of the most troublesome areas of racism is in places of education. Finding a cure for this would be a major step towards ending racism in general. No one has ever thought of a solution yet, and racism will be strong as long as ther...

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For example, OJ Simpson's defense team used this kind of treachery to get an acquittal for him. ... The idea brought to many minds is that in order to make up for past injustices, we should turn the tables on today's whites and do these injustices on them. ...

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