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How Did Jackie Robinson Relate To Sports

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When it comes to sports, it was not until 1947, that Jackie Robinson was able to integrate baseball. But there were many other famous African American athletes before him. Other famous names include Jesse Owens who was the clear star of the 1936 Olympic Games, and blacks such as Ralph Metcalfe, Archie Williams, Frederick Pollard Jr., and Mack Robinson claimed half of the medals won by the United States in Berlin. Football, basketball, and golf would gradually follow suit. Professional basketball integrated in 1950 when the Boston Celtics drafted Chuck Cooper. The New York Knickerbockers soon signed Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, although Earl Lloyd was the first black to actually play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game during the

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