Encyclopedia of African American Society, Volume 2Gerald David Jaynes An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture. |
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... major league baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers . Up to this time , there had been an unwritten but long - established policy of excluding blacks from playing in the white major leagues . Robinson's signing ...
... major league baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers . Up to this time , there had been an unwritten but long - established policy of excluding blacks from playing in the white major leagues . Robinson's signing ...
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... major league baseball's Philadelphia Athletics . Black colleges and universities also started their own bowl games , such as the Orange Blossom Classic in Florida , which came to determine the black national champion . The dominant ...
... major league baseball's Philadelphia Athletics . Black colleges and universities also started their own bowl games , such as the Orange Blossom Classic in Florida , which came to determine the black national champion . The dominant ...
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... major championship at the Masters tournament . Woods's Masters victory made him the first African American to win the event . Woods's record of success grew over the next six years . Between 1997 and 2002 , he won eight major tour ...
... major championship at the Masters tournament . Woods's Masters victory made him the first African American to win the event . Woods's record of success grew over the next six years . Between 1997 and 2002 , he won eight major tour ...
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Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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