MLB, teams taking students to see film '42'

The emergence of African American's within sport  began as a real battle. It took an extended period of time before black athletes were able to compete with white athletes, with the first being Jackie Robinson in baseball as the first black player in 1947. To this day Jackie Robinson is a legend of the sport and a real break through athlete. At the time Baseball was America's most popular game yet he withstood hatred from thousands to persist and become a real icon for all black players. This article looks at how MLB teams are acknoledging the emergence of the first balck athlete in the sport by taking school children to see the new film. The film talks about the life and career of Jackie Robinson and the MLB believe  "the movie depicts the proudest moment in baseball history" and provide and "educate our next generation about Jackie Robinson's vital impact on our nation." Through our discussions in class, we learned that African Americans dominate the percentages of sports like basketball and high power activities such as Sprinting and Basketball.  Coakley talks about racial ideology in his book, stating "Over the past three centuries, but especially during that last century, many whites in the United States grew up fearing the power of black male bodies, feeling anxious about their sexual capacities and being fascinated by their movements."  Racial ideology is still an ongoing problem in sports today.         

 Coakley. (2009). Sports In Society. New York: McGraw-Hill
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