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Baseball during the Civil Rights Movement
Baseball during the Civil Rights Movement made an impact because of how the overcame segregation. This made a pretty big impact because the MLB was a major organization and everyone saw it and not only a few people saw it. -
Babe Ruth
His real name was George Herman Ruth. He played from 1914 to 1935 and was inducted into the hall of fame in 1936. He played for the Atlanta Braves and also the New York Yankees. Before and after games he would conversate with colored people in the dugouts and after in the segregated stands. He would also schedule games where interracial competition wasn’t just against social regularities but also against the law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-28Wvq1gGZk -
The Negro League
There was a league of African American men that was formed in 1920 by a man named Andrew “Rube” Foster. The league started off with 8 teams and ended with 22. There was a National and Eastern League which was the same as the American and National in the MLB. There was never any contact between the MLB teams and this league. The Negro League got anywhere from $1,000-4,000 compared to the MLB who got anywhere from $30,000-50,000. -
Larry Doby
His real name is Lawrence Eugene Doby. He was like Jackie Robinson. Larry was the first African-American baseball player to play in the American League. He came to the American League in 1947. He broke the “color barrier” for the American League. Larry went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. This is how he impacted the Civil Rights Movement. He played centerfield and second base. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TOa9f3Z_5A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP2phiORetg -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame on December 5, 2007. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He went from the Negro League to the MLB on April 15, 1947. Jackie broke the “colour line” in the game of baseball. This was a major impact on the Civil Rights Movement. He was a multi-position player as he played the outfield and infield for the Dodgers. He had a .311 batting average which is considered very good. https://youtu.be/bt17YLJWaJQ