That all changed with a man named Jackie Robinson. It is extremely important to be knowledgeable of Jackie Robinson because he was the man that paved the way for professional sports as we know them today. ... A quote by Red Smith best sums up the character of Jackie Robinson. Red Smith said, "The word for Jackie Robinson is unconquerable. ... Another professional color barrier was broken the same year that Jackie Robinson entered Major League Baseball. ...

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Grant thinks back to another mans execution where the man yelled out to Joe Louis to save him after over hearing two men talking about Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson. Grant then wondered if Jefferson would call out to Jackie Robinson for help. ...

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The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Civil Rights Movement Throughout its history the United States has wrestled with civil rights issues. Even at this country's birth, its Founding Fathers incorporated the Three-Fifths Compromise, ending a dispute over slaves" votes, into the United States" very Constitution. Since 1863, at least fifty-eight riots in America have been related to racism (Duncan 6). Winona LaDuke tells of more than 1,000 tailings and slag piles from uranium mines dumped in Native American Din land (3). "Nearby the land is the largest coal strip mine in the world, and some...

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